Legal Opinion
Thomas F. Lundregan v. Mrs. G. Jeannette Lundregan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 1958No. 14148PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from an order of the District Court adjudging the appellant to be in contempt of that court for failure to obey its order for the payment of permanent maintenance and support for the: minor children of himself and his wife,, the appellee, and committing him to the-Washington Asylum and Jail for a period: of thirty days or until such earlier time-as he should purge himself of such contempt by making payment of the sum of' $225, or until further order of the court..
Under our Code one may not be-imprisoned to compel obedience to a court order directing the…
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