Summary 2014 WY 52

Justice Davis delivered the opinion of the Court. Affirmed in part and Reversed in part.

Case Name: WILLIAM E. MECKEM, individually; LORRAINE W. MECKEM, individually; and DUBOIS HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, INC., a Wyoming corporation v. WILLIAM CARTER and DANNA CARTER, Husband and Wife

Docket Number: S-13-0172

URL: http://www.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions.aspx

Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E. Young, Judge

Representing Appellants: William L. Miller of Miller & Fasse, P.C., Riverton, Wyoming

Representing Appellees: Aaron J. Vincent of Vincent Law Office, Riverton, Wyoming

Date of Decision: April 22, 2014

Facts: Appellants William and Lorraine Meckem challenge an order holding them in civil contempt for violating a judgment directing them to remove obstructions from a road easement that traverses their property.

Issues: 1) Whether the district court exceeded its authority to amend its original judgment with its order of contempt? 2) Whether the district court erred in finding that the Appellants were in contempt of court?

Holdings/Conclusion: We affirm the district court’s determination that Appellants’ conduct was contumacious. However, the district court erred when it ordered Appellants to pay a penalty of $100 per day to the court until the obstructions are removed, and we therefore reverse that part of the order.

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