Mulholland v. Mulholland

Because I believe that the holding of the majority opinion is contrary to established law regarding the effect of an appellate reversal on an order of the Superior Court, I respectfully dissent.

The sole issue in this appeal, whether the trial court may render a judgment of civil contempt for failure to comply with an order of the court after an appellate level court has reversed the underlying order, is an issue of first impression in Connecticut.

It is well settled in Connecticut that the reversal of a trial court judgment by an appellate tribunal renders that judgment void and without…