Anderson

Anderson v. Comptois

Good Law
1 Alaska Fed. 693·109 F. 971·48 C.C.A. 1·1901 U.S. App. LEXIS 4266
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 6, 1901No. 632California3,158 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Morrow, J.

It is charged in this case that Dudley Dubose, Esq., one of the attorneys for the appellee, Comptois, on the 15 th day of September, 1900, at Cape Nome, Alaska, advised the said Comptois to disobey and to refuse to comply with a certain order and writ of supersedeas issued out of this court on the 29th day of August, 1900, by direction of one of its judges. This is one of several cases wherein Arthur H. Noyes, district judge for the district of Alaska, Second division, appointed Alexander McKenzie receiver to take charge of and manage, mine, and work certain placer mining claims on Anvil creek, in the Cape Nome mining district. In the opinion of this court in the matter of the contempt of Alexander McKenzie, in Tornanses v. Melsing, and Kjellman v. Rogers, *695 cases of similar character to the one now under consideration, the proceedings are set forth more in detail than will be necessary in the present case; but a reference to that opinion is necessary to fully understand the character of the proceedings in which this charge of contempt had its origin. See 106 F. 775 . The appointment of Alexander McKenzie as receiver in this case, as in the others, was made ex parte, and…

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