Legal Opinion

Brannon v. Brannon

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 6, 1969No. 25372PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Justice.

1. Where the defendant father’s sole defense to a citation for contempt of court was his past and present lack of ability to comply with four previous court orders to pay alimony awarded by a previous decree for the support of his two minor children, and where the evidence, although conflicting, showed, inter alia, that the defendant had borrowed $10,000 from a bank without putting up any collateral, the court, as the trior of fact, did not err in finding him financially able to pay the alimony and holding him in contempt.

2. The mother’s alleged refusal to permit the defendant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  2. Branch v. BranchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ensley v. EnsleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Ensley v. EnsleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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