SMITH v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP.

No. 78-403.

76 Ill. App.3d 667 (1979)

395 N.E.2d 214

DEAN E. SMITH, Plaintiff, v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION et al., Defendants. — (CAPITOL SCALE CO. et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. RAY SWATA, d/b/a Spectrum Painting & Decorating, Third-Party Defendant. — (JAMES P. KELLSTEDT, Contemnor-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed September 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmo F. Koos, of Peoria, and James P. Kellstedt, of Peoria Heights, for appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a direct criminal contempt judgment against James P. Kellstedt, as the attorney for the plaintiff, resulting from certain comments made by counsel following the trial court's sustaining of objections to counsel's direct examination of a witness. Prior to the incident in question, a number of objections had been made to counsel's examination of this witness...

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