Section 15.20 Contempt Judgments

• Library: App Ct Prac 2015 Supp

5. (§15.20) Contempt Judgments

There are two types of contempt: civil contempt and criminal contempt. Civil contempt is remedial in nature and involves the imposition of a sanction to compel compliance with a court order for the benefit of a litigant. Teefey v. Teefey, 533 S.W.2d 563, 566 (Mo. banc 1976). Criminal contempt is in the nature of punishment for the disobedience of a court order, defiance of the court’s power, or disruption of the court’s function. State ex rel. Shepherd v. Steeb, 734 S.W.2d...