Crane v. Green

WELLS, Judge.

Defendants contend that the trial court erred by holding them in contempt of court because the order which the trial court found defendants to have violated was not an order of the court enforceable through the contempt powers of the court. We agree.

Failure to comply with an order of the court is enforceable through the contempt powers of our courts. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 5A-21 (1986 & Supp. 1993). A person found in civil contempt may appeal in the manner provided by G.S. § 7A-27. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 5A-24.

The general rule is that a consent judgment is the contract of the parties…