All Minerals Corp. v. Kunkle

OPINION

In this case, we are asked whether the district court has the power to declare the actions of a party a nullity when the party acts in violation of a preliminary injunction. We hold that the *836district court may not nullify an action taken in violation of a preliminary injunction unless the party that obtained the injunction properly attacks the validity of the act. Under this rule, the district court in the case at bar did not have the power to nullify an action that was a violation of the preliminary injunction. Consequently, we reverse.

Facts

In 1967, respondents Dalton and Kunkle…