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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 26 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Evans v. Evans.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans v. Evans Anchor | green | “failure to comply with a court order is prima facie evidence of contempt.” | 11 |
| 2 | Hanshaw v. Hanshaw | green | “civil contempt orders enforce a private party's rights or compel compliance with a court's order.” | 5 |
| 3 | Witters v. Witters | green | “this court will not reverse a contempt citation where the chancellor's findings are supported by substantial credible evidence.” | 4 |
| 4 | McIntosh v. Department of Human Services | green | “to rebut a prima facie case of contempt, a defendant must show an 'inability to pay, that the default was not willful, that the provision violated was ambiguous, or that performance was impossible.” | 3 |
| 5 | Hanshaw v. Hanshaw | green | “enforce a private party's rights or compel compliance with a court's order.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.