State ex rel. Curtiss v. Erickson

Citations

• 66 Wash. 639
• 120 P. 104
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 821

Syllabus

<p>Contempt — Disobedience of Order of Court — Notice of Order. An injunction being, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 729, binding from the time the party is informed thereof, a defendant contractor is chargeable with notice of an injunctional order from the time of oral announcement.thereof in open court, and is guilty of contempt if his employees disobey the order prior to the formal entry.</p> <p>Same — Review—Evidence—Sufficiency. A judgment for contempt in the violation of an injunction will not be disturbed on appeal unless the evidence shows beyond a doubt that the party was not guilty of contumacious conduct.</p> <p>Same — Sentence—Amount of Pine — Statutes. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1050, the court has no jurisdiction to assess a fine in excess of $100 for the violation of an injunctional order, where the right or remedy of the adverse party has not been prejudiced or affected.</p> <p>Same — Jurisdiction—Effect of Other Remedies. The violation by defendant of an injunctional order, issued pendente lite, with jurisdiction, is contempt, although the court finally decides that the plaintiffs are without remedy.</p>