34 Ga. 162 | Ga. | 1865
By the, Court.
delivering the opinion.
The motion before the Court below was to discharge the relator from his imprisonment for contempt, and two grounds were urged in support of it.
1. That the order for attachment had been issued in vacation, whereas, the Judges of the Superior Courts have authority to make such orders only in term time. 2. That the Judge in this case exceeded his authority by prolonging the imprisonment beyond twenty days. *
Again, title V. chapter I. of the code, in section 200, provides that, “ every Court .has power to compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a Judge but of Court, in an action or proceeding therein.” These provisions, we think, fully sustain the action of the Court.
The judgment below is affirmed.