State Ex Rel. Mix v. Newland

How courts have described this case

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• stating that where court’s decree was in excess of its authority, that decree is “not void but merely voidable,” so long as court had jurisdiction
• explaining that the defendant could be held in contempt for failing to comply with an invalid injunction, but also concluding that an award of attorney fees was not appropriate under the circumstances
• if court has jurisdiction over parties and subject matter, party who fails to comply with its order may be held in contempt even if it later appears that the original order was voidable because it was in excess of the court’s authority
• discussing these concepts in contempt context

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