Kettenhofen v. Superior Court

— Petitioner Kettenhofen seeks to prohibit respondent superior court from punishing him for contempt for failure to comply with a preliminary injunction.

Brian and Edith Heath, real parties in interest, brought an action to establish an easement over a part of Kettenhofen’s land and to enjoin him from interfering with their use of the easement. On March 10, 1960, a preliminary injunction was granted by which Kettenhofen was ‘1 Ordered to remove the existing fence” along the boundary of his property and was restrained from using the easement for the storage or permanent parking of vehicles.

Durin…