Legal Opinion
Easley v. Easley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 6, 1977No. 31686PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
1. The former husband filed a "complaint” praying that the former wife be held in contempt for depriving him of his child visitation rights. The trial judge did not err in treating the "complaint” as a motion for contempt citation filed in the divorce case. Code Ann. § 81A-108 (f).
2. There is evidence to support the court’s decision and thus the trial judge did not err in finding the former wife in contempt.
Submitted November 12, 1976 — Decided January 6, 1977. Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant. Tom Strickland, for appellee.
3. After finding the former wife to be in wilful…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Penfield Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Goetz v. GoetzSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
- Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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