Counterman v. Shoemaker

O’BRIEN, J.,

On January 9, 1992, plaintiff Jami Counterman commenced this action by filing a petition for protection from abuse against her former intimate partner defendant Brian Shoemaker. On January 13, 1992, following a hearing, this court made the temporary order permanent directing the defendant to refrain from any physical abuse, harassment or threats toward the plaintiff for a one-year period. On January 21, 1992, the defendant filed a motion for post-trial relief contending that defendant’s alleged *218acts, without actual or attempted physical violence, did not constitute abuse under the…