Greason v. Cumberland Railway Co.

Citations

• 54 Pa. Super. 595
• 1913 Pa. Super. LEXIS 111

Syllabus

<p>Contempt of court — Constructive contempt — Influencing juror — Act of June 16, 1886, P. L. 784■</p> <p>1. To constitute a constructive contempt of court some act must be done, not in the presence of the court, that tends to obstruct the administration of justice or bring the court, or judge, or administration of justice into disrespect.</p> <p>2. Where a' friend of a plaintiff in an action against a railway company has been active in the preparation of the plaintiff’s case, and after the jury has been sworn and impaneled accompanies the parties and the jury to an inspection of the premises, and on the return in a street car engages a juryman in conversation and denounces to such juryman, the superintendent of the defendant, as a liar, such person may be fined for contempt of court.</p>