Vollmer v. Vollmer

Plaintiff here was plaintiff in an action of the same title for divorce, and appealed from a judgment therein. By a subsequent order, the trial judge ordered plaintiff to pay certain counsel fees and expenses and pay to the defendant $150 per month for maintenance of herself and child pending the appeal. No appeal was taken from that order. On plaintiff’s application, a writ was issued out of this court to review the action of the trial judge in adjudging him guilty of contempt for failure to make such monthly payments to the defendant, and directing that he be confined in jail until payment…