Salter v. Greene

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting in dicta that, “[a]s a matter of law, the appellant cannot be found in contempt for violating a condition of another person’s bond”
• finding due process violation where no rule nisi was issued, appellant was not advised of contempt charge and did not have legal representation at hearing
• violation of due process to hold wife in criminal contempt at hearing where she was ordered to appear solely as a material witness
• “Because the contempt power is a substantial one, it should be used sparingly and not be lightly invoked.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).