Franklin Township v. Forsythe

SPICER, P. J.,

For sake of convenience, we will refer to parties as follows:(a) petitioner, Township of Franklin, as the township,(b) respondents, Barbara Forsythe and Daniel H. Runkle, as landowners,(c) respondent, Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Hanover, as mortgagee.

Proceedings presently before the court arise out of an order entered on February 23, 1987. The court sentenced landowners for contempt of court on that ' date. Part of the sentence consisted of escalating fines. The township seeks to have those fines treated as a municipal claim.

Originally, this was an action to enjoin…