Troutbrook Farm, Inc. v. Mary DeWitt

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This case comes before the Supreme Court on the appeals of both the defendant, Mary DeWitt (DeWitt), and the plaintiff, Troutbrook Farm, Inc. (Troutbrook). De-Witt appeals from the Superior Court’s denial of her motion to vacate the default and from the court’s award of compensatory damages to Troutbrook. Troutbrook cross-appeals from that portion of the trial justice’s order that denied contempt sanctions against DeWitt. We affirm the decision of the trial justice in part and reverse in part.

DeWitt is the owner of a champion Morgan stallion named Waseeka’s In…