ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issue in this case is whether, under Maryland law, a trial court may award compensatory damages, based upon the alleged negligent failure to comply with a court order, in a civil contempt action. We shall answer that question in the negative and reverse the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.
I.
In 1999, the respondent Amelia C. Dodson filed, in the Circuit Court for Worcester County, a divorce action against the petitioner...
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