In Re Robbins

Petitioner herein was adjudged guilty of • contempt for failure to pay alimony pendente lite and attorney’s fees in' a divorce action and was committed to the county jail for five days. He seeks his release upon habeas corpus.

It appears that on November 16, 1922, petitioner filed a complaint for divorce and on February 14, 1923, the defendant in that action filed a demurrer to the complaint. On November 1, 1923, the court made an order directing petitioner to pay to the defendant $75 per month alimony pendente lite and $150 on account of attorney’s fees. On August 31, 1929, an order to show…