Opinion · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Monroe v. Harkness

17 F. Cas. 605

Type
Opinion
Court
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1803-12-15
Topic
general

[This was a suit by Thomas Monroe, superintendent of the city, against Samuel Harkness.] Attachment for violating an- injunction. A rule granted yesterday, on complainant’s affidavit, to show cause why an attachment of contempt should not issue, for violating the injunction in proceeding towards completing a two-story wooden house. Upon further testimony in support of the rule it was made absolute, and an attachment was issued returnable immediately. [Cited in Wilcox Silver-Plate Co. v. Schimmel, 59 Mich. 528, 26 N. W. 694. [A similar attachment was issued against William Bradley.

Citator

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[This was a suit by Thomas Monroe, superintendent of the city, against Samuel Harkness.] Attachment for violating an- injunction. A rule granted yesterday, on complainant’s affidavit, to show cause why an attachment of contempt should not issue, for violating the injunction in proceeding towards completing a two-story wooden house. Upon further testimony in support of the rule it was made absolute, and an attachment was issued returnable immediately.

[Cited in Wilcox Silver-Plate Co. v. Schimmel, 59 Mich. 528, 26 N. W. 694.

[A similar attachment was issued against William Bradley. See Case No. 9,713.]