Legal Opinion

Gust v. Gust

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 1914No. 11676PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Humphries J., entered August 6, 1913, upon a trial and conviction of contempt.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

The appellant was adjudged in contempt of the lower court in failing to pay the sum of $3,000 suit *413money in a divorce case. In entering the decree, the lower court ordered the appellant to pay into the registry of the court $8,000 within three days. The coui’t at the same time appointed a receiver of all the property, and directed that the receiver should take charge thereof within three days. This decree was entered on the 24th day of July, 1918. On the 29th day of July, an affidavit was filed in the court showing that the appellant had not paid the sum of $8,000 into court, and a show cause…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Stevens v. Superior Court for King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Erickson v. EricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  3. State Ex Rel. Cavitt v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1934

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