McFry v. City of Lincoln
McFry v. City of Lincoln
Opinion of the Court
By an order made and entered on August 3, 1932, in a cause then pending in the district court for Lancaster
Subsequently complaints were filed in said cause in the form of affidavits sworn to by certain of the plaintiffs in this action (accompanied by a motion) charging Adam J. Yost, who appears to be the manager and in charge of the business of the defendant coal company, with violation of the decree of injunction, in that he wilfully permitted and caused the escape from the premises of this coal company of large quantities of coal dust and the circulation of the same through the neighborhood in such wise as to deposit large quantities of dust upon the premises and buildings of plaintiffs in a manner and to the extent strictly forbidden by the decree.
Citation was issued and served upon Adam J. Yost. He appeared and trial was had. Evidence was presented in behalf of both plaintiffs and defendant. On the suggestion, and by agreement of the parties, the trial judge personally viewed the premises. The court upon consideration of all the evidence, including that received by per
From the court’s order denying his motion for a new trial the defendant appeals as in a civil action. No petition in error is filed. His principal contentions are: (1) That the in junctional order is vague, uncertain and indefinite in its terms and will not support a finding of guilt; and (2) that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.
We assume, but do not determine, that the case is here for review. State v. Dodd, 99 Neb. 800; Thompson v. Nelson, 4 Neb. (Unof.) 687.
We are satisfied that the in junctional order is not fatally defective or indefinite. Section 20-2121, Comp. St. 1929, defines as a contempt a wilful disobedience of a lawful order of a court. See, also, Hydock v. State, 59 Neb. 296.
Considering the evidence with due regard to the rules of strict construction applicable to criminal prosecutions, and without the indulgence of presumptions and intendments to sustain the conviction, we find the evidence ample to support the sentence of the trial court.
The judgment and sentence of the district court is, therefore,
Affirmed.
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