CHEN v. STEWART

No. 20020777.

123 P.3d 416 (2005)

2005 UT 68

Jau-Fei CHEN, individually and as the natural guardian of Chi Wei Zhang, E. Lei Zhang, and E.E. Zhang, her minor children, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jau-Hwa STEWART, E. Excel International, Inc., a Utah corporation, and Does I through X, Defendants and Appellant. E. Excel International, Inc., a Utah corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Taig Stewart; Hwan Lan Chen; Beverly Warner; Angela Barclay; Dale Stewart; Sam Tzu; Richard Hu; Apogee, Inc., a Utah corporation; Apogee Essence International Philippines, Inc., a Philippines corporation; Excellent Essentials International Corp., a Philippines corporation; USA Apogee, Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation; Shannon River, Inc., a Utah corporation; Shannon Heaton; Sheue Wen Smith; Bryan Hyman; Paul Cooper; Kim O'Neill; Byron Murray; and Does I through X, Third-Party Defendants and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Carlston, Richard A. Van Wagoner, David L. Pinkston, R. Matthew Cox, Salt Lake City, for Jau-Fei Chen.

Mark A. Larsen, Jon K. Stewart, David S. Hill, Stacy J. McNeill, Salt Lake City, for Jau-Hwa and Taig Stewart.

Daniel L. Berman, Samuel O. Gaufin, Stephen R. Waldron, Eric K. Schnibbe, Salt Lake City, and H. Thomas Stevenson, Ogden, for Hwan Lan Chen.


PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This case arises from a dispute among members of a traditional Chinese family. The dispute eventually led to sabotage of the family business, protracted litigation, and allegations of conspiracy to commit perjury and obstruction of justice. Following extensive hearings, the district court held defendant Jau-Hwa Stewart ("Ms.Stewart") in criminal and civil contempt for violation of its orders, perjury, subornation of...

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