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IN RE ESTATE OF PATTON

No. 2006-CA-01637-COA.

971 So.2d 1281 (2008)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF William H. PATTON, Jr., Deceased. Stacy Fisher, Appellant v. Myrtis Dean Patton, Executrix, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

January 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin L. Roberts, Hattiesburg, attorney for appellant.

John L. Jeffries, Laurel, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., CHANDLER and CARLTON, JJ.

CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On June 1, 2006, the Chancery Court of Jones County found Stacy Fisher in contempt for violating a November 21, 2005, court order. Following a hearing on sanctions, the court ordered Fisher to pay $3,045.75 in attorney's fees to Myrtis Patton. Aggrieved, Fisher appeals and asserts the following issues:

I. She was not in contempt because the original order had no deadline. II. She was held in constructive criminal...

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