BESSETTE v. W.B. CONKEY CO.

No. 142.

194 U.S. 324 (1904)

BESSETTE v. W.B. CONKEY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1904.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Velpeau Rooker for appellant.

Mr. Jacob Newman, Mr. Salmon O. Levinson and Mr. Benjamin T. Becker for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The primary question is whether the Circuit Court of Appeals can review an order of a District or Circuit Court in contempt proceedings. A secondary question is, how, if there be a right of review, can it be exercised?

A contempt proceeding is sui generis. It is criminal in its nature, in that the party is charged with doing something forbidden, and, if found...

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