Russell T. Perkins, Chancellor In a previous appeal, we affirmed a trial court's decision to hold a party in contempt, but we vacated the award of compensatory damages. Keller v. Estate of McRedmond, No. M2013-02582-COA-R3-CV, 2018 WL 2447041, at *6 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 31, 2018). We remanded the case to the trial court for a calculation of the damages solely attributable to the contemptuous conduct.
"[T]rial courts may award compensatory damages to a party ‘for injury arising from the [other party's] illegal disobedience of the court.’ " Keller v. Estate of McRedmond , No. M2013-02582-COA-R3-CV, 2018 WL 2447041, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 31, 2018) (quoting Overnite Transp. Co. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 480 , 172 S.W.3d 507, 511 (Tenn. 2005) ). Damages for civil contempt "are compensatory in nature."