Francis v. Hughes

Mrs. Lucille O. Hughes obtained a decree against her husband, Jesse N. Hughes, for a monthly award for the support and maintenance of their minor child. On several occasions he made default in the payments required of him by this decree and was finally adjudged in contempt of court and committed to the custody of the sheriff of Lee County until he should make bond in the sum of $1,000.00 conditioned upon his remaining within the jurisdiction of the court and subject to the orders and decrees of the court. His counsel prepared a bond in the sum of $500.00 and it was signed by the appellants…