Ex parte Spencer
California Supreme Court
Application to the Supreme Court for writ of habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
— This is an application for discharge upon habeas corpus. The return to the writ shows, that the respondent is imprisoned under an order of the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco, made upon conviction for contempt, in refusing to obey an order of the court theretofore made, requiring him “ to pay the sum of twenty-five dollars per month as alimony,” to Josephine M. Spencer, his former wife.
From the return and records introduced, it appears that on August 25, 1884, in the suit of Thomas M. Spencer, plaintiff, v. Josephine M. Spencer, defendant, a decree of divorce was…
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