Kenwick v. Kenwick

This is an appeal hy Patricia T. Kenwick, respondent, from a direct contempt order entered in a divorce proceeding. The court found that she had “knowingly and wilfully testified falsely” and sentenced her to the County Jail of Cook County for a period of 15 days.

The facts upon which the finding was entered are reeited in the order of court. In a post-decree petition seeking a rule to show cause, Patricia Kenwick alleged under oath that her former husband had tampered with her automobile in violation of a restraining order. At the hearing on the petition, her former husband denied the charges…