United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers Local Union No. 236 v. International Harvester Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers Local Union No. 236 v. International Harvester Co.

273 S.W.2d 555, 1954 Ky. LEXIS 1175

Court of Appeals of Kentucky·Decided June 11, 1954·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The judgments are of fines of $1,000 and,$5,Q00, respectively, for criminal contempt of court for violating a labor strike injunction.. KRS -21.060 denies the right of appeal of judgments in civil cases punishing'for contempts except, as construed, to. have deterpiined whether the punishment was illegally imposed or is excessive. See Commonwealth v. French, 130 Ky. 744, 114 S.W. 255; French v. Com., 30 Ky.Law Rep. 98, 97 S.W. 427; Adams v. Gardner, 176 Ky. 252, 195 S.W. 412. Neither of the judgments here may be so regarded.

The motions for appeals are, therefore, overruled and the judgments stand affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

The judgments are of fines of $1,000 and,$5,Q00, respectively, for criminal contempt of court for violating a labor strike injunction.. KRS -21.060 denies the right of appeal of judgments in civil cases punishing'for contempts except, as construed, to. have deterpiined whether the punishment was illegally imposed or is excessive. See Commonwealth v. French, 130 Ky. 744, 114 S.W. 255; French v. Com., 30 Ky.Law Rep. 98, 97 S.W. 427; Adams v. Gardner, 176 Ky. 252, 195 S.W. 412. Neither of the judgments here may be so regarded.

The motions for appeals are, therefore, overruled and the judgments stand affirmed.

United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers Local Union No. 236 v. International Harvester Co., 273 S.W.2d 555, 1954 Ky. LEXIS 1175 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954).

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