Carter v. Gear
Carter v. Gear
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
This is an application for an order to the Honorable George D. Gear, second judge of the circuit court of the first circuit, and J. S. Low, next friend of Annie T. K. Parker, a minor, to show cause why they should not be adjudged guilty of contempt of this court for disregard of a. preliminary writ of prohibition heretofore issued on the application of Alfred W. Carter, guardian. On September 7, 1901, Alfred W. Carter, as guardian,
It is contended by the petitioner that the suing out of the writ of error and the order allowing the same containing the words of supersedeas resulted in suspending the judgment of this court disallowing the writ of prohibition prayed for, and has revived the preliminary order of prohibition granted on the filing of the original application. The petitioner seeks to establish a distinction between law and equity in the operation of a supersedeas on any restraining process which had been issued prior to the allowance of an appeal or writ of error; it being-contended that a supersedeas revives a restraining process issued at law, such as a writ of prohibition; but that it does not so operate in equity upon an injunction upon an appeal being taken, is conceded. We do not find that this dictinction can be maintained. The conclusion to be drawn from the cases is rather that the difference in effect of operation of a supersedeas depends upon the nature of the judgment or decree appealed from. • A supersedeas always operates as a stay of execution and suspends the enforcement of a judgment or decree by execution or other process. But the judgment or decree appealed from may itself have an intrinsic effect which can only be suspended
The supersedeas contained in the order allowing the writ of error operates to no greater extent than the supersedeas allowed by the statute. The order asked for does not in terms go any further than the statute would go by its own force and effect, the application being made within the time limited. It operates only upon the proceedings on the application for the writ of prohibition. That is a proceeding by itself. It is distinct from the proceedings in “The amended motion and petition of Annie Thelma K. Parker by her next friend J. S. Low to remove Alfred W. Carter as guardian,” in respect to which it was -attempted to obtain a suspension of proceedings through the writ of prohibition. To give the supersedeas any effect in regard to the matter last named it should have contained language expressly extending and applying it to such matter. A new restraining order should have been prayed for and obtained in terms applying to such other suit. The form of such an order is set out in 2 Loveland’s Eorms of Federal Practice, No. 1377 C. All that was asked for and granted in the present case was that the writ of error should operate as a supersedeas. The language of the order is: “It is ordered that a writ of error be and is hereby allowed to this court from the Supreme Court of the United States, the writ of error to operate as a supersedeas, and that the bond for that purpose presented by said petitioner in the sum of one thousand- dollars be and the same is hereby approved.” This was insufficient to give the order any effect in any proceeding other than the application for the writ of prohibition. That was a matter pending in this court. The proceeding for the removal of Carter as guardian was pending in another court. As was said in Knox Co. v.
As a further reason why the preliminary order in the prohibition proceeding cannot be held to be now in effect, it will be noted that it was by its terms to remain in force only until the further order of the supreme court. When the court acted,, as it did in rendering its decision denying the writ prayed for, the preliminary order became functus officio. It could not be revived by anything short of a new judicial order.
As the threatened action of the circuit judge would not constitute a violation or disregard of the preliminary writ of prohibition, or of the supersedeas, the order to show cause is denied.
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- IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ALFRED W. CARTER, GUARDIAN OF THE PROPERTY OF ANNIE T. K. PARKER, A MINOR, FOR A WRIT OF PROHIBITION AGAINST THE HONORABLE GEORGE D. GEAR, SECOND JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, AT CHAMBERS, AND JOHN S. LOW, NEXT FRIEND OF ANNIE T. K. PARKER, A MINOR
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