Hester v. Bagnato

This appeal arises from Appellant’s refusal to obey an Order of Court enforcing an out-of-court settlement agreement. Although settlement was reached by the parties’ counsel, it was not honored and Appellees then requested a court order enforcing the agreement. Neither Appellant nor his attorney appeared to oppose this request and an order was so entered on August 21, 1979, by the Honorable Marion Finkelhor. Again, Appellees’ counsel attempted to settle this matter amicably. When his efforts proved fruitless, the instant action was filed, seeking to hold Appellant in contempt for failing to…