· 5/7/1973
Welchel v. Boyter
Citations
- 196 S.E.2d 496
- 260 S.C. 418
- 1973 S.C. LEXIS 374
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 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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