Case Name: In re JONES AND CLINK
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1899-04-19
Citations: 120 Mich. 517
Docket Number: 
Parties: In re JONES AND CLINK.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 517–517

Head Matter:
In re JONES AND CLINK.
Attorneys — Improper Language in Briefs — Contempt.
The Supreme Court, though deeming improper certain language used in the briefs of opposing counsel, were not disposed to take further action thereon, where counsel disclaimed, in answer to an order to show cause, any intent to use language which could be construed into a contempt of court.
Order requiring Arthur Jones and Stephen H. Clink to show cause why they should not be adjudged guilty of contempt.
Issued April 19, 1899.
Dismissed October 3, 1899.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In this matter the court, upon its own motion, issued an order to the respondents to show cause why they were not guilty of contempt in the use of language which appeared in the brief of respondent Jones in Thornton v. Damm, ante, 510, and in the motion of respondent Clink to strike the brief from the files. Each respondent filed an answer disclaiming any intent to use language which could be construed into a contempt of court. That the language was improper cannot be denied, and can only be overlooked upon the ground that it was used in the heat of excitement. Under the disclaimers made by counsel, we are disposed to take no further fiction in the matter.