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Appeals court reviews contempt findings after contested injunction and property dispute in Marks v. Brooks
Summary
The panel heard arguments over contempt findings tied to a court injunction that restrained a householder from removing, transferring or selling property the plaintiff claimed; lawyers disputed whether the order’s language and proof of notice supported contempt.
A contentious property and contempt dispute reached the Appeals Court on April 10 in Marks v. Brooks, where judges reviewed a trial judge’s contempt determination and monetary orders after contested actions involving vehicles and items left on a residential property.
Attorney Howard D’Amico, representing Patricia Brooks, argued the restraint language in the injunction lacked the specificity required for a contempt finding because the term “remove” can reasonably be read in several…
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