Legal Opinion

Rebecca Wright Dreading v. James Daniel Dreading.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 10, 2011No. 2100565PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Judge.

Rebecca Wright Dreading (“Rebecca”) appeals from a judgment of the St. Clair Circuit Court (“the trial court”) that found her guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced her to five days in jail, with three days suspended.

The record on appeal reveals that the contempt judgment appealed by Rebecca arose out of a custody action between Rebecca and James Daniel Dreading (“James”). The record before this court does not reveal how that action originated. However, for purposes of this appeal, only the following procedural history is relevant. A motion hearing took place on February 7,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Quick v. BurtonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006
  2. Charles Mfg. Co. v. United Furniture WorkersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Carpenter v. NewmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002

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