Phillips v. Superior Court of Kern Cty.

After the respondent made an order adjudging her guilty of contempt, Bertrice Phillips petitioned for and obtained from this court a writ of review. In response to the writ, the record of the proceeding has been filed, and also an answer alleging facts in support of the jurisdiction to make the challenged order.

The controversy has arisen over the custody of a minor child. In 1941, the Superior Court of Kern County granted the petitioner an interlocutory decree of divorce upon her cross-complaint. By the terms of the decree, which conformed to an agreement made by her and her husband, the…