CR by Dunn v. the Travelers

KELLY, Judge:

In this Opinion, we are called upon to determine whether, on the basis of a petition for contempt, a trial court may, without hearing, direct the appellant, the Travelers, to submit another settlement draft to the court-appointed guardian of the estate of the appellee-minor, C.R., by finding that the appellant had acted negligently when it forwarded an earlier settlement draft to the appellee-minor’s mother and guardian, H. R., who allegedly misappropriated the funds, instead of to the appellee-minor’s counsel. We reverse.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are…