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Show SALT LAKE MAN NAMED IN DELTA CONTEMPTCASE Attorney Russel G. Schulder and Two Others Accused! of Filing; Contemptuous j Affidavits in Litigation; HELTA. Oct. 21 Russel Q. Schul- j der. attorney of Halt Iike. has been ' cited for contempt of court, along ! with Proctor H. Rohlson of Helta and Hr. Oeorge K. Rohisnn of Salt Like, hy .luripe William F. Knox of the district court. The rontempt ritatinna were made by Judge Knox following the filing of alleged contemptuous affidavits In litigation involving the Almond Kobl-aon Kobl-aon estate. The nfftflavlts. sworn to hy TTortor TTTTtobison and T)r.nW"nrt.erTnrrTr that In . recent hearing of estate mattera before Judge Knox "that It I could be seen by the expression of the j Judge's face that he wai conacioua of I the fact that he was making an erroneoua decision. j Attorney Hchulder waa cited for contempt when he carried the affl- I davits Into the Judge's chambers, ac- i cording to the- reporte. and left them with a note to the Judge explaining that the Judge could transfer the case to another court or have the affidavits affi-davits filed, as he chose. Judge K.iox asked Attorney, A. I.. Ijrsen and T. M. Ivory to act aa "friends of the court" and prepare tha contempt citations for the three men. I The action In which the affidavits wer, filed la that of Proctor H. Rohlson Rohl-son against the Robison estate fori 122.000. The action was filed when Robison waa sued by the administrator, adminis-trator, and hie counter claim of 822.000, which he claimed was owing to him. was decided to be an Improper defense. The decision that the counter coun-ter claim waa Improper waa upheld by the supreme court. following which Rohlson Instituted the new action ac-tion and asked for a change of venue, filing the alleged contemptuous affidavits affi-davits In support of his request. |