Moody v. State Ex Rel. Payne

Shearn Moody, Jr., appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County entered 1 November 1976, adjudging him in civil contempt on account of matters arising from receivership proceedings involving Empire Life Insurance Company of America.

The genesis, nature, and history of the Empire receivership are reported in Moody v. State ex rel. Payne, 295 Ala. 299,329 So.2d 73 (1976). Only a brief review of the pertinent facts relating to this appeal is needed here.

On 6 January 1975, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County issued a permanent injunction enjoining Moody and others from…