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In re Foote

Citations

  • 76 Cal. 543
  • 18 P. 678
  • 1888 Cal. LEXIS 930

Syllabus

<p>Contempt Committed in Presence or Court—Loss or Jurisdiction by Delay. — The superior court loses jurisdiction to punish for a contempt committed in its presence, when it delays to take any proceedings in the matter for a period of fifty days after the alleged commission of the contempt,.and then attempts to proceed without notice to the respondent.</p>

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