Opinion ID: 2120575
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Clarity of the Circuit Court's Order of Delivery

Text: This court has observed that willful disobedience of a valid order of a court is contemptuous behavior. See Ivy v. Keith, supra . However, before one can be held in contempt for violating the court's order, the order must be definite in its terms and clear as to what duties it imposes. See Ivy v. Keith, supra . In the instant case, the order at issue is the circuit court's order of delivery, and Omni and Papachristou assert that it is unclear. On February 10, 2003, the circuit court directed the sheriff to immediately take possession of the property listed in Exhibit A to the order, which included specific aircraft, log books, and engines and propellers, and deliver it to 3D. The specific aircraft to be taken were listed: 1. Air Tractor Serial # 0397 # N6072Y Engine Serial # 14087 Propeller Serial # BU11092 w/GPS and all spray equipment (assembled) 2. Air Tractor Serial # 0273 # N6082Y Engine Serial # PCE14031 Propeller Serial # 13495 with GPS and all spray equipment (assembled) 3. Cessna Serial # 18802885T # N60711 Engine Serial # ____ Propeller Serial # 76208 w/GPS and all spray equipment (assembled) 4. Cessna Serial # 18801829T # N9083H (unassembled) 5. Cessna Serial # 18802806T # N60691 Serial # 559352 Propeller Serial # 747988 w/GPS and all spray equipment (assembled) 6. Cessna Serial # 18803322T # N90834 (unassembled) 7. Cessna Serial # 18803132T # N9084G (unassembled) 8. Cessna Serial # 18803129T # N90837 (unassembled) The order demanded that certain aircraft be assembled, and it further directed Omni not to remove, alter, destroy or substitute any of this property or parts thereof pending delivery of the property to [3D]. The court's order was clear as to the property and in its directives. While Omni was directed not to change or substitute parts to the property, it was not prevented from reassembling any aircraft that had previously been disassembled. The court's order, in addition, did not preclude Omni from requesting additional time in which to reassemble the aircraft. Yet, Omni made no request for more time to comply with the order of delivery. This point has no merit.