American Oil Co. v. Suhonen

Plaintiff petitioned the circuit court for an order citing defendant for contempt for failing to comply with a previous court order. The petition alleged that defendant had failed to comply with the provisions of a judgment entered on June 14, 1973, which required that defendant turn over to plaintiff $3300 which defendant had under his control. Pursuant to this petition a show cause hearing was held on June 2, 1975, and July 15, 1975. The circuit court concluded that defendant had wilfully disobeyed its previous order and ruled that he was in contempt of court. Defendant was ordered to pay…