1. Penfield Co. of California v. SEC, No. 453, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 16, 1947, Argued , March 31, 1947, Decided
OVERVIEW: Imprisonment was an appropriate remedy in a contempt proceeding for failure to comply with an order enforcing a subpoena duces tecum issued by the SEC because imprisonment resulted only if the documents were not produced and was a coercive remedy.
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