Chadwell v. Kennedy

MEANS, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a decision of the trial court finding him in direct contempt of court for failing to obey a court order. Having reviewed the record and applicable law, we affirm.

This cause of action arose during a lengthy dispute concerning stock in the Security Eank and Trust Company of Lawton, Oklahoma. The litigation began in July 1978, when Charles Chadwell sought to enforce a purchase option for the stock which at the time was owned by Exall and Lucile English. After the lawsuit had been filed but before trial, Mr. and Mrs. English transferred all their rights in the…