Pratt v. Gross’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1966
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miller v. Ashcraft · Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Billups · Washington v. State · Glazar v. Hubbard · Triangle Motors Company v. Smith
Most-quoted passages
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““* * * If, as disclosed by the evidence, Kirby Cor-nett signed and delivered to Riddle a commitment of Pratt to jail for contempt of court, without holding court and without hearing any evidence of Pratt’s guilt, his acts were without jurisdiction, of which Riddle not only had actual knowledge, but instigated at the time, rendering him liable for damages for Pratt’s confinement in jail thereunder, though his and Cornett’s motives might not have been improper or corrupt.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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