Cherico, Stix & Associates v. Abramson

In an action to recover legal fees for services rendered, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.), entered April 12, 1996, which granted the defendant’s motion to hold the plaintiff in contempt.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the motion is denied.

It is well settled that to succeed on a motion to punish for civil contempt, the moving party must show that the party *516charged has violated a clear and unequivocal court order and that the violation prejudiced a right of a party to the litigation…