Christian Hospital v. People ex rel. Murphy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Injunctional proceeding. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court finding appellants and each of them guilty of contempt in wilfully violating an injunction.
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Injunctional proceeding. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court finding appellants and each of them guilty of contempt in wilfully violating an injunction. Appellant Wood was sentenced to be confined in the Cook County jail for ten days and to pay a fine of $100. The Christian Hospital was fined $250. Each of the defendants prayed and perfected an appeal, and the causes have been consolidated for hearing.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
It is urged that the Superior Court erred, in adjudging the defendants or either of them guilty of wilfully violating the injunction, that there is no evidence tending to show complainant was damaged by the alleged acts of the defendants or either of them, that the injunction was granted in violation of the statute upon a defective affidavit and that the court was without jurisdiction.
First. Assuming for the purposes of the argument that the Superior Court had lawful authority to issue the writ of injunction, it is contended nevertheless by appellants’ counsel that it must appear from the…
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