In Re Martha R. Kave

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• holding that where a fine is not determined to be the reasonable costs for losses caused, the fine is punitive in nature
• explaining that compensatory damages for contempt are intended to “make whole the aggrieved party for damages caused by the contemnor's conduct”
• reviewing for contempt where master expressly held that <br>counsel was \contemptuous of [the] Court.\
• witness in a master’s inquiry may invoke the privilege if there is a “reasonable possibility of prosecution”
• in contrast to criminal contempt, civil contempt is imposed to coerce present or future compliance with order of the court
• Alleged criminal contemnor entitled to notice \that he is criminally charged\ and \is also protected by a presumption of innocence that can only be overcome by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.\

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