Case Name: The Town of Williamstown, Respondent, vs. Darge, imp., Appellant
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1888-05-12
Citations: 71 Wis. 643
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Town of Williamstown, Respondent, vs. Darge, imp., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 71
Pages: 643–643

Head Matter:
The Town of Williamstown, Respondent, vs. Darge, imp., Appellant.
April 20
May 12, 1888.
Appealable order: Criminal contempt.
An order adjudging a defendant in criminal contempt for the violation of an injunction is not appealable. In re Murphey, 39 Wis. 286, followed.
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dodge County.-
The appellant was adjudged to be guilty of contempt in violating an injunctional order restraining him and others from further building a bridge across Rock river, and was ordered to pajr a fine and the costs- of the contempt proceedings, and to be imprisoned in the county jail until such fine and costs were paid, the term of such imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.
Eor the appellant there was a brief by Eli & O. E. Hooker and James E. Malone, and oral argument by Mr. Malone.
Eor the respondent there was a brief by F. M. Lawrence and James J. Diek, and oral argument by Mr. Dick.,

Opinion:
Pee Cueiam.
This is an appeal from an order adjudging the appellant in contempt for the violation of an injunction. It is for misconduct and a wilful disregard of the order of the court, and is consequently a criminal contempt. It was held in In re Murphey, 39 Wis. 286, that such an order was not appealable. It is said in that case that this question of practice must be deemed settled. The appeal must therefore be dismissed.