In Re Kinross

Hildebrandt, Judge.

Appellant, Philip E. Pitzer, appeals from the judgment of the Probate Division of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas finding him in contempt of the court’s order of October 15, 1991. The court imposed a fine in the amount of $500 per day. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the probate court’s judgment finding Pitzer in contempt, but reverse the amount of the fine imposed on him.

The record discloses that Sandra Kinross died intestate and that her husband, Ronald C. Kinross, Sr., (“Kinross”) was appointed administrator of her estate by the probate court.…