Davis v. Buley

COOPER, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court holding the appellant in contempt of court for failing to make bi-weekly payments to the appellee under a Workers’ Compensation Award. The issues are whether the circuit court erred as a matter of law in so holding the appellant in contempt, and in awarding the appellee attorney’s fees for prosecuting the contempt action. On review, we reverse and remand.

In November of 1978, the appellee, William Robert Buley, received a Workers’ Compensation Award of $29.00 per week from and after November 27, 1975. This award was to be paid…