SORENSEN v. PETERSON

No. 83-612.

358 N.W.2d 742 (1984)

218 Neb. 680

Ronald E. SORENSEN, Commissioner of Labor, State of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Francis PETERSON, doing business as Panhandle Drilling, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Veath of Fisher & Veath, Chadron, for appellant.

Pamela A. Mattson, Lincoln, for appellee.

BOSLAUGH, WHITE, and GRANT, JJ., and McCOWN, J., Retired, and COLWELL, District Judge, Retired.


WHITE, Justice.

Francis Peterson appeals the finding of the district court for Sheridan County that he was in contempt of the order of that court dated June 7, 1983, commanding him to appear before the Nebraska Department of Labor to testify and produce certain records. Upon its finding, the court sentenced Peterson to 6 months in jail or until he purged himself of the contempt by producing the records. For reasons discussed below we dismiss the appeal.

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