State ex rel. Warnick v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The appeal in.this case is from a judgment fixing a fine and punishment for indirect contempt arising by reason of the alleged violation of an injunction which prohibited the accused from practicing medicine and surgery. The indirect contempt proceedings were brought pursuant to G. ,S. 1935, 20-1204.

The first question presented is whether the word “thereupon” in the above-cited statute requires that when a defendant is cited to show cause why he. should not be accused and tried for contempt it is necessary, at the time the defendant appears…