SMITH v. SMITH

Nos. 97-50341, 97-50575.

145 F.3d 335 (1998)

Patti Fain SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean S. SMITH; Robert Pat Smith, Jr.; Tri-Coast Limited Partnership, Defendants, Jean S. Smith, Defendant-Appellant. Patti Fain SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean S. SMITH; Robert Pat Smith, Jr.; Tri-Coast Limited Partnership, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat Beard, Beard & Kultgen, Waco, TX, for Patti Fain Smith.

Stephen R. Fontaine, Waco, TX, for Jean S. Smith, Robert Pat Smith, Jr. and Tri-Coast Ltd. Partnership.

Before KING, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In appeal No. 97-50341, Jean S. Smith ("Defendant Smith") appeals the district court's judgment finding her in criminal contempt and imposing a 180-day jail term. In the consolidated appeal, No. 97-50575, Jean Smith and her son, Robert P. Smith, Jr. (collectively "defendants"), appeal the district court's entry of a default judgment against them in a related case. We reverse the district court's finding of criminal contempt in appeal...

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