Legal Opinion
Burlingame v. Consolidated Mines and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1986No. 52222-7PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
The court below vacated a judgment of contempt entered against Hugh D. Brown, a former president of Consolidated Mines and Smelting Co., Ltd., on the grounds that a show cause order did not provide adequate notice of the contempt proceedings. We reverse and hold the show cause order satisfied due process by providing notice of (1) the time and place of the hearing, and (2) the nature of the charges.
Consolidated Mines and Smelting Co., Ltd., was a Washington corporation incorporated in 1930. Hugh Brown assumed a role in the management of the company in 1953, and served as company president…
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