Toyota of Florence, Inc. v. Lynch

Finney, Acting Chief Justice:

Appellants-respondents appeal from two jury verdicts in favor of respondents-appellants, a criminal contempt order, and an order imposing a sanction. We reverse the sanction order and the finding of criminal contempt, and reverse and remand the verdicts. Respondents-appellants cross-appeal the lower court’s setting aside of a separate criminal contempt order against appellants-respondents for posttrial juror contact. This appeal is dismissed.

I. Procedural Background

Appellants-respondents are two corporations, Southeast Toyota Distributors (S.E.T.) and JM Family…