Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Megrey
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 14, 1998No. 41732-1-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAppelwick, J.
A person restrained by an antiharassment order may not send a demand letter, not required in the cause of litigation, to the person protected by the anti-harassment order. The content of a letter sent in violation of an antiharassment order need not contain harassing information. Knowledge that the letter is sent in violation of the order is enough to sustain a conviction for contempt. The trial court is affirmed.
FACTS
When their two-year relationship ended, Sandra Lyons sought and obtained an antiharassment order against Bernard Megrey. The order prohibited Megrey from, among other things,…
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