Section 10 FineCompensatory

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A fine may be ordered in civil contempt proceedings, payable to the complainant, to compensate the complainant for losses sustained by reason of the contemnor’s refusal to comply with the previous order or decree. Gompers v. Buck’s Stove & Range Co., 221 U.S. 418 (1911); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258 (1947).

But any fine assessed must be measured by the pecuniary loss sustained by the complainant, Levis v. Markee, 771 S.W.2d 928 (Mo. App. E.D. 1989); Frankel v. Moskovitz, 503...