STEPHENS v. LAVITT

No. S-10-0014.

239 P.3d 634 (2010)

2010 WY 129

Harry E. STEPHENS, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Gregory D. LAVITT and Debra C. Lavitt, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

September 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Frank J. Jones , Wheatland, Wyoming.

Representing Appellees: Mitchell H. Edwards of Nicholas & Tangeman, LLC, Laramie, Wyoming.

Before KITE, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ.


KITE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Harry E. Stephens appeals from the district court's order adjudging him in contempt of court for violating an injunction that required him to lock a gate on his easement across property owned by Gregory D. and Debra C. Lavitt (Lavitts). The district court terminated Mr. Stephens' easement as a sanction for the contempt. He claims the district court did not have jurisdiction over a criminal contempt because it was not commenced in a...

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