McNelis v. Lear

OPINION BY

DEL SOLE, P.J.:

¶ 1 Presented for review is a trial court order which grants a petition to enforce a settlement agreement, makes a finding of contempt, and imposes sanctions in the amount of $5,000. Upon review we conclude that the order of contempt was entered prematurely, as no specific court directive was disobeyed. It is thus necessary to reverse the trial court order and remand this matter for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The parties to this appeal had been involved in a property dispute for over eight years when they reached a settlement on the eve of trial. The settlement agreement…