Legal Opinion
Todd v. Moen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 27, 2009No. 61421-5-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
¶1 This case involves a challenge to a finding of contempt for violation of a temporary restraining order. Howard Todd maintains he could not have intentionally disobeyed the order because he had not read it. He also contends the order did not comply with Civil Rule (CR) 65 and therefore violated due process, rendering it void. Todd was properly served with the order, however, and knowledge of its contents is imputed to him. The order did not comply in every respect with CR 65, but its faults did not render it void. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 Leonard Smaldino died intestate in July 2002. His sole…
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