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CURRIE v. SCHWALBACH

No. 84-1811.

132 Wis.2d 29 (1986)

390 N.W.2d 575

IN the MATTER OF the FINDINGS OF CONTEMPT IN STATE of Wisconsin v. Thomas M. DEWERTH: Bruce CURRIE, Appellant, v. Honorable James B. SCHWALBACH, Circuit Court Judge for Washington County, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant, there were briefs and oral argument by Robert J. Lerner of Perry, First, Reiher, Lerner & Quindel, S.C. of Milwaukee.

For the respondent, there were briefs by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general and James H. McDermott, assistant attorney general. Oral argument by James H. McDermott.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

NETTESHEIM, J.

Bruce Currie appeals from an order of the trial court finding him in contempt of court and imposing a fine of $500 or, in lieu of payment, a sentence of thirty days in the county jail.1

Upon appeal, Currie contends that: (1) his act was not a contempt of court; (2) the trial court's findings are insufficient to support the conclusion that a contempt of court occurred; (3) the trial court improperly used the summary...

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