Undertaking may be ordered prosecuted by and in behalf of party aggrieved - Extent of recovery
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-10-19
in effect27-10-19. Undertaking may be ordered prosecuted by and in behalf of party aggrieved
- Extent of recovery.
An order directing an undertaking given for the appearance of a person accused of
contempt to be prosecuted, in the discretion of the court, may direct the prosecution thereof by
and in the name of any party aggrieved by the misconduct of the accused. In such a case, the
plaintiff may recover damages to the extent of the loss or injury sustained by reason of the
misconduct, together with the costs and expenses of prosecuting the proceedings in which the
warrant was issued, but the recovery may not exceed the sum specified in the undertaking.
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