BARRETT v. BARRETT


237 Pa.Super. 590 (1975)

Barrett v. Barrett, Appellant. Commonwealth v. Barrett, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

December 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Leete, with him Timothy P. O'Brien, for appellant, at No. 41 and No. 42.

Frank S. Kelker, Assistant District Attorney, with him Joseph S. Walko, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee, at No. 41.

John D. McBride, for appellee, at No. 42.

Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN DER VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY PRICE, J., December 11, 1975:

Because these appeals involve the same issue, which is whether the sanctions imposed by the lower court following the appellant's adjudications of civil contempt were proper, they were consolidated for purposes of oral argument. The merits of both appeals will be determined in this opinion.

The facts which precipitated the citation for contempt now appealed at No. 42 April Term, 1976 may be summarized

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