In Re Woodall

Blackburn, Judge.

In Case Nos. A97A1715 and A97A1716, John Woodall and David Roberson, respectively, appeal the ruling of the Probate Court of Chatham County finding them in wilful contempt for their refusal to comply with its order requiring the return of attorney fees paid to them from settlement sums in the litigation arising from a medical malpractice case involving Julia Mae Shiggs. Because these cases arise from the same set of facts, they are consolidated herein for the purpose of resolving these appeals. For the reasons set.forth below, we are compelled to reverse the probate court’s…