Windham Bank v. Tomaszczyk

In our judicial system, it is within the inherent power of the court to protect its processes against wrongdoing and to punish, as and for contempt, those who may commit such unlawful conduct.

Misconduct in law does not, per se, constitute contempt of court. Unlawful conduct, in violation of rights of ownership, does not constitute contempt unless the unlawful conduct consists of doing something which is pro*60hibited, or in failing to do something which is required, by the terms of a court order. 17 American Jurisprudence 2d 18, Section 13.

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