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STONE v. REDDIX-SMALLS

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295 S.C. 514 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 840

Ex parte Judge Patsy S. STONE, Appellant v. Brenda REDDIX-SMALLS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Rushton, III, and Mary Layton Wells, both of Hyman, Morgan, Brown, Jeffords, Rushton & Hatfield, Florence, for appellant.

Thomas R. Sims, Orangeburg, for respondent.

Heard April 5, 1988.

Decided May 23, 1988.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

This appeal is from an order of the circuit court reversing a contempt order issued by a probate judge. We reverse.

Respondent is a lawyer who appeared before Judge Stone in probate court while representing a client in a proceeding for appointment of a committee. Judge Stone found respondent in contempt after several retorts challenging the judge's authority, including a disparaging...

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