Newell Enterprises, Inc. v. Bowling

Opinion of the Court by

Justice KELLER.

I. INTRODUCTION

In an original action in the Court of Appeals, Appellants petitioned for a writ (1) to set aside the finding by the Bell Circuit Court that an injunction existed against Appellants and (2) to bar pending contempt proceedings against Appellants. The Court of Appeals denied the petition, finding that Appellants had failed to show that they had no adequate remedy by appeal and that they would suffer great and irreparable harm. Appellants now appeal, claiming that because contempt proceedings are different from other proceedings and because the…