Ex Parte Vetterick

In this original habeas corpus proceeding, the issue is whether relator Walter E. Vetterick received notice as required by due process of law before he was held in contempt of a court order. The underlying proceeding concerned Vetterick’s administration of the estate of Mrs. Olive Marie Frugia, his sister. On motion by Mrs. Fru-gia’s son, Robert, the court ordered Vetter-ick to appear and “show cause” why it should not order him to turn over the estate’s assets. An unrecorded hearing was held on October 7, 1987. On the same day, the court signed an order compelling Vet-terick to deliver to…