MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The primary question is whether the Circuit Court of Appeals can review an order of a District or Circuit Court in contempt proceedings. A secondary question is, how, if there be a right of review, can it be exercised?
A contempt proceeding is sui generis. It is criminal in its nature, in that the party is charged with doing something forbidden, and, if found...
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