Hutchison v. Canon
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Original Proceeding in Habeas Corpus. ., Original application for writ of habeas corpus, by John Hutchison, alleging that he is illegally restrained of his liberty and confined in the county jail of Canadian county by John M. Canon, sheriff of said county, acting under and by virtue of an order of Justice John C. Tarsney.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Keaton, J.:
The sole question presented for determination in this case is whether or not the husband, being a party to an action for divorce and alimony, can be imprisoned for a greater period than ten days for the purpose of enforcing a compliance with an order of the trial court or judge requiring him ^o pay a certain specified sum monthly as temporary alimony after said party, upon a proper hearing, has been adjudged in contempt for a refusal to obey such order.
The order complained of, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows:
• “On this December 23, 1807, this…
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