Thornton v. Thornton

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a petition for certiorari to review and set aside a decree of the circuit court, in equity, holding the petitioner guilty of contempt for failure to obey a decree of the equity court rendered June 2, 1947.

On May 9, 1947, Bertha Loden Thornton, as complainant, commenced Case No. 2134 in the Circuit Court of Marion County, in Equity, by filing a bill of complaint against her husband, the petitioner, as respondent. The bill alleges that the complainant and respondent were married to each other December 25, 1940, and lived together as husband and wife until October 1,…