Lowder v. All Star Mills, Inc.

ERWIN, Judge.

The foremost question presented is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to adjudge defendant in contempt on 21 February 1979.

G.S. 5A-11 provides in pertinent part:

“§ 5A-11. Criminal contempt. — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each of the following is criminal contempt:

# * *(3) Willful disobedience of, resistance to, or interference with a court’s lawful process, order, directive, or instruction or its execution.”

while G.S. 5A-21(a) provides:

“5A-21. Civil contempt; imprisonment to compel compliance.— (a) Failure to comply with an order of a court is a continuing…