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MAUNEY v. MAUNEY

No. 203.

150 S.E.2d 391 (1966)

268 N.C. 254

Dolly T. MAUNEY v. David Jennings MAUNEY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 12, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Forbes, Gastionia, for plaintiff, appellee.

Frank P. Cooke, Yastionia, and Childers & Fowler, Mt. Holly, for defendant, appellant.

BRANCH, Justice.

Civil contempt and criminal contempt are distinguishable. "It is essential to the due administration of justice in this field of the law that the fundamental distinction between a proceeding for contempt under G.S. § 5-1 and a proceeding as for contempt under G.S. § 5-8 be recognized and enforced. The importance of the distinction lies in differences in the procedure, the punishment, and the right of review established by law for the two...

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