Schaffer v. DISTRICT COURT, CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER

This is an original proceeding. It challenges the jurisdiction of the district court to stay execution on a judgment entered after the accumulation of arrearages in support money payments ordered in a divorce decree. It also sought writ of prohibition to enjoin the court from hearing a motion to set aside the judgment. We issued a rule to the trial court to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted.

The petitioner, referred to herein as Mary, on February 20, 1970, applied to the clerk of the court for a writ of execution on the amounts then shown by the court registry to be…