Connery v. Jones Storage & Moving, Inc.

Gernon, J.:

Jones Storage & Moving, Inc., (Jones) appeals the trial court’s citation of indirect contempt.

Vincent P. Connery became the sole owner of a house in Wichita when his father died. Connery failed to pay the mortgage, the bank foreclosed, and the property was sold at a sheriff s auction. When Connery failed to redeem it, the bank notified him that he could either remove his personal property from the residence or it would hire a company to do so. Connery did not respond, so the bank hired Jones to remove Connery’s personal property and place it in storage. The move required a crew of…