State ex rel. Seventh Urban, Inc. v. McFaul

Three propositions of law have been presented in this appeal.

I

The first issue presented is whether Milton Schulman was guilty of direct criminal contempt. Appellant Schulman argues that his actions did not obstruct the administration of justice.

R.C. 2705.01 reads:

“A court, or judge at chambers, may summarily punish a person guilty of misbehavior in the presence of or so near the court or judge as to obstruct the administration of justice.”

Where judges have no personal knowledge of the alleged act of contempt because of its commission beyond the court’s actual physical presence, the procedure…