EMERSON v. PORTER


314 S.W.2d 9 (1958)

Annie Rob EMERSON, C.G. (Granville) Williams, Contemner, v. L.C. (Jake) PORTER.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 2, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harbert & Smith, Savannah, for appellant.

Ross & Ross, Savannah, for appellee.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by Granville Williams from a decree adjudging him in contempt of court with a fine of $10 and four days in jail assessed as punishment.

It is a contempt of court for one subpoenaed as a witness to wilfully disobey such subpoena. Winfree v. State, 175 Tenn. 427, 430, 135 S.W.2d 454. Proceeding on that basis, the grounds upon which Williams was adjudged in contempt are recited in the order for attachment as follows:

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