Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/7/1973
Welchel v. Boyter
Citations
- 196 S.E.2d 496
- 260 S.C. 418
- 1973 S.C. LEXIS 374
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- holding that, in order for contempt to lie, the language of a court order’s commands must be clear and certain
- \One may not be convicted of contempt for violating a court order which fails to tell him in definite terms what he must do.\
- to support contempt finding, language of court order \must be clear and certain rather than implied\
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Judges: Brailsford, Moss, Lewis, Bussey, Littlejohn
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Knight v. AustinSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-02-22· cited 12×
- State v. SowellSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-08-14· cited 7×
- AMERICAN FEDERAL BANK, FSB v. KatemanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-04-05· cited 5×
- County of Greenville v. MannSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-12-03· cited 4×
- Spartanburg Buddhist Center v. OrkCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2016-07-13· cited 3×
- Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority v. BellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-09-11· cited 2×
- Burnell v. BurnellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-05-24· cited 1×
- Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2021-07-07
- Campione v. BestCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2021-12-01
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. BrockCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1985-04-25
- In the Matter of the Estate of Chris CombisCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2023-05-03
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