Fox v. Capital Company, 299 U.S. 105 (1936)

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Fox v. Capital Company


No. 23


Argued October 16, 1936
Decided November 9, 1936
299 U.S. 105

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Syllabus

An order of the District Court, in New York, fining a judgment debtor for contempt in failing to respond to a subpoena in supplementary proceedings (Civ.Pr.Act, N.Y. § 774, as amended by L. 1935, c. 630), the fine being imposed not by way of criminal punishment, but in aid of the judgment creditor, is not a final order, and is not appealable to the Circuit Court of Appeals. P. 107.

85 F.2d 97 affirmed.

Certiorari, 298 U.S. 649, to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals dismissing an appeal for want of jurisdiction.