A person's act or omission that interferes with a court's functions and for which a court may impose a punishment. A right or obligation between parties who are jointly liable to a third person, usually the plaintiff, for money damages recoverable in a civil action.
Redwood Trees The redwood trees of the northern and north central California coast are the tallest trees on earth. A relative of the sequoias found in Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite National Parks, these trees are not as wide as sequoias at the base, as large, or as long-lived, but they are considerably taller.
Coniferous Forest Vegetation. On the Pacific coast coniferous forests grow the tallest stand of trees in the world called the redwoods. These trees form a narrow zone in a fog belt along the northern California coast. Many of these trees are higher than 300 feet.