Morton v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Certiorari to the Superior Court of the county of Tulare. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKee, J.
—This is an application for a writ of certiorari to review certain proceedings in the Superior Court of Tulare County, in which the petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt of court, and fined two hundred and fifty dollars, and ordered to be imprisoned until he removed a dam in the channel of a water-course, which he was charged with maintaining in violation of a decree of the court perpetually enjoining its construction and maintenance.
The contention is, that the judgment against the petitioner was void, because the proceedings in which it was rendered show that he was not a party to the…
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