Fennell v. Fennell

Wyatt, Presiding Justice.

The question here presented is whether or not in a proceeding for contempt on account of a failure to pay alimony, where the defendant in that proceeding is held not to be in contempt, and the custody of a minor child is changed, and that judgment is reversed, the trial court can enter a decree without another hearing and the introduction of testimony. No case has been brought to our attention where the factual situation was the same as in the instant case, and we have found none.

Webster’s New International Dictionary (2nd edition) defines “reversed” as follows: “To…