POWELL v. WARD

Record Nos. 0872-91-1, 0873-91-1.

425 S.E.2d 539 (1993)

William POWELL v. Dr. Horace G. WARD, et al. Raelle Wise MADRID v. Dr. Horace G. WARD, et al.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Cotorceanu, Williamsburg (Knicely & Cotorceanu, on briefs), for appellants.

Linda S. Laibstain, Norfolk (Hofheimer, Nusbaum, McPhaul & Samuels, on brief), for appellees.

Present: BAKER, BRAY and FITZPATRICK, JJ.


FITZPATRICK, Judge.

William Powell and Raelle Wise Madrid (appellants) were convicted of criminal contempt for violation of a permanent prohibitory injunction and sentenced to serve a term of thirty days in the Norfolk City Jail. On appeal, they contend that: (1) their actions did not constitute contempt; (2) they were entitled to a jury trial; (3) the trial judge erred in finding that William Powell, who was not a named party to the original injunction, acted in...

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