James v. Domestic Relations Court

This is an application by a petitioning husband for an order of prohibition to the respondent wife and the Family Branch of the Domestic Relations Court from proceeding with an action or proceeding pending there at the institution of the wife.

The Supreme Court in an action by the wife against the husband entered judgment of separation under which the husband was directed to pay the wife $4,000 per year in monthly installments. Later, upon the wife’s motion to punish the husband for failure to comply with the terms of the judgment, and the husband’s application for modification of the…