Livingston v. Fitzgerald

2 Barb. 396

Opinion

Edmonds, J.

The act of November 22d, 1847, forbidding the imprisonment of any person for interlocutory costs, (Laws of 1847, p. 491, § 2,) does not apply to those cases of contempt where a party may be fined for any misconduct productive of an actual loss or injury to the other party. A fine of $20 must be imposed and an attachment awarded.