Legal Opinion

English v. Davenport

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 9, 2018No. 2016-CA-00419-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

GREENLEE, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. After finding that Tammy English was in contempt for failing to pay Richard Davenport lump-sum alimony, the Warren County Chancery Court ordered her to satisfy the arrearage in installments. The chancellor held that English would be incarcerated if she failed to do so. English appeals and claims the chancellor erred by (1) finding her in willful and contumacious contempt of her alimony obligation; and (2) ordering that she would be incarcerated. But it was within the chancellor's discretion to find that English failed to prove that she was unable to satisfy…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. FergusonMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Bradley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Ellis v. EllisMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Marlin Ferris Goggans, Also Known as M. F. Goggans v. Reta OsbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  5. Jones v. HargroveMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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