Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Wilson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1998No. 01S01-9807-CV-00130PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, J.
We granted this appeal to determine whether a private attorney representing the beneficiary of a court order in a civil case may prosecute a criminal contempt action alleging a violation of the order. After due consideration, we conclude that no constitutional principle nor ethical standard automatically disqualifies the private attorney for the beneficiary of the order from prosecuting a contempt action for a violation of the order. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals which adopted an automatic rule of disqualification and remand this cause to the…
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