Toledo Co. v. Computing Co., 261 U.S. 399 (1923) (No. 339)
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Toledo Co. v. Computing Co., 261 U.S. 399 (1923) (No. 339)
Author: Supreme Court of the United States
Year: 1923
Case name: Toledo Co. v. Computing Co. Opinion filed: 1923-04-09 Docket No.: 339 Citations: • 261 U.S. 399 • 43 S. Ct. 458 • 67 L. Ed. 719 • 1923 U.S. LEXIS 2574 Case holding summaries: • allowing attorneys’ fees as part of penalty for willful disobedience of court order • court has discretion to award attorneys' fees as a penalty when a party must enforce its rights under a decree by bringing contempt proceedings • willful disobedience of a court order • "The degree of punishment for contempt ... is in the discretion of the court whose dignity has been offended and whose process has been obstructed" • "The degree of punishment for contempt... is in the discretion of the court whose dignity has been offended and whose process has been obstructed." (citing S.B. Wheeler, 87 U.S. (20 Wall.) 385, 387, 22 L.Ed. 385 (1874))