Vulgar abuse of a judge spoken spontaneously to a small private audience upon notification of an ex parte order, without intimidation or defiance and with no prospect of further publication, does not constitute contempt of court. The question whether an appeal lies from dismissal of a contempt application brought by the Prothonotary acting as the court's own officer under Rule 75.07 was raised but left open.
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