Petrakh v. Morano

897 N.E.2d 316 (2008)

Nazariy PETRAKH, Plaintiff,

v.

Alvaro MORANO, Defendant

(Allison V. Smith, Contemnor-Appellant.).

No. 1-07-1737.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

September 16, 2008.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 2008.

James K. Horstman, Cray, Huber, Horstman, Heil & VanAusdal, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Contemnor-Appellant.

The contemnor, Allison Smith, an attorney, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding her in direct criminal contempt of court. She contends, inter alia, that the evidentiary support for the contempt order was insufficient as a…