SMOOT v. SMOOT

No. CO-82-231.

329 N.W.2d 829 (1983)

In re the Marriage of JoAnn Joy SMOOT, petitioner, Appellant, v. John Patrick SMOOT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messinger, Cooper & Norton and William F. Messinger, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Lang, Pauly & Gregerson and Robert I. Lang, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


PETERSON, Justice.

Appellant, JoAnn Joy Smoot, appeals from a judgment and decree of Hennepin County District Court, entered on 13 December 1981, which dissolved her marriage to respondent, John Patrick Smoot. Appeal is also taken from an order, dated 8 January 1982, finding appellant in willful contempt of court for failing to abide by the terms of the judgment and decree. We remand to the trial court for a re-evaluation of the maintenance award.

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