State ex rel. Ventrone v. Birkel

This court will not reverse the decision of the court below in a contempt proceeding in the absence of a showing of an abuse of discretion. See Cady v. Cleveland Worsted Mills Co. (1933), 126 Ohio St. 171. The Court of Appeals determined that appellees were not in contempt of prior court orders.

No evidence has been adduced to demonstrate an abuse of discretion by the Court of Appeals in not finding appellees in contempt. Therefore, that decision will not be disturbed.1

Appellants also raise the issue of the refusal of the Court of Appeals to make separate findings of fact and conclusions of…