CAMPANELLA v. CAMPANELLA


152 A.D.2d 190 (1989)

Estrella Campanella, Appellant, v. Joseph Campanella, Defendant, and Dime Savings Bank of New York, F.S.B., Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 4, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Starr, P. C., for appellant.

William A. Volckhausen (Dwayne Weissman of counsel), for respondent.

MOLLEN, P. J., BROWN and SPATT, JJ., concur.


LAWRENCE, J.

The issues raised on this appeal concern the prerequisites which must be met in order to punish for civil contempt an entity which fails to obey a court order and thereby defeats, impairs, impedes or prejudices the rights of a party.

The facts relevant to the issues are as follows. In an action for a divorce, the plaintiff initiated a motion for temporary maintenance and counsel fees by...

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