Eichhorn v. Kelley

In this punitive contempt proceeding, plaintiff, John J. Eiehhorn (landowner), appeals the trial court’s order finding his conduct offensive to the dignity of the court and imposing punitive sanctions for violating a 1997 court order in a previous action against defendants, Georgia Kelley and Walter Keith (hunters). We affirm.

Landowner and his brother own a ranch that is subject to a hunting easement for the benefit of hunters’ adjacent parcel. A dispute arose regarding the nature and scope of their respective rights and landowner sued hunters, alleging trespass and seeking declaratory and…