Legal Opinion

Tigani v. Tigani

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 17, 2017No. COA17-82Published

1Opinion of the Court

*548 ZACHARY, Judge.

Gregory Tigani (defendant) appeals from an order finding him in civil contempt of court for his failure to abide by the terms of an order of the trial court directing defendant to pay $20,096.68 in attorney's fees to the attorney hired by Kim Tigani (plaintiff) in the course of domestic litigation between the parties. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by finding defendant in contempt of court for his failure to abide by the order to pay attorney's fees to plaintiff's counsel and by ordering that defendant be incarcerated until he purged himself of his…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jolly v. WrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. McBride v. McBrideSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  3. Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. Jackson v. Housing Authority of City of High PointSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  5. McMiller v. McMillerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

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