Legal Opinion

Lepak v. McClain

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 22, 1992No. 78950PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*853ALMA WILSON, Justice:

The first impression issue presented in this original action is whether an application for citation for indirect civil contempt may be maintained to enforce compliance with an order, entered pursuant to 12 O.S. 1991, § 850, directing a debtor to make installment payments on a money judgment. We hold in the negative.

Jerry Hervey, the plaintiff and judgment creditor below (Hervey), initiated the action below against Greg Lepak, d/b/a Red Sands Fence Company, the petitioner/defendant and judgment debtor below (Le-pak), for breach of contract. Hervey took a default judgment…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Draper v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  2. Reherman v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  3. Shaw v. GrumbineSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  4. Jones v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
  5. Wimberly v. DeaconSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. PRESCOTT v. OKLAHOMA CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSIONSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
  4. Dennis v. City of ChickashaCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  5. Acevedo v. City of MuskogeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995

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