Levin v. Halvin Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered November 4, 1977, directing a reference with respect to plaintiff’s application to punish defendants-appellants for contempt, is unanimously reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion to punish for contempt is denied, without costs and without disbursements. The following considerations persuade us, in the exercise of discretion, to dismiss this contempt application: Defendants have apparently made a good faith effort to comply with the injunction; to the extent that they may have violated the injunction there is…