Austin v. Austin
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; McDonald, J. Pearl E. Austin, by Michael Traxler, her next friend, filed her bill against Clarence R. Austin for divorce. Upon an order of the court Celia Austin was appointed as defendant’s guardian ad litem. Complainant presented a petition for alimony and expense money, which was allowed to her by the court, and on defendant’s failure to comply with the order he was committed for contempt of court.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Both of the parties to this suit are minors, but were above the age of consent at the time of their marriage. The complainant lived with her husband in his father’s family, upon the father’s farm, until she left him. She filed her bill for a divorce upon the ground of extreme cruelty, and later filed a petition for temporary alimony. An order was made for alimony and expenses, and, defendant having failed to comply with the order, proceedings were instituted to commit him for contempt, *165resulting in an order to commit him. From this order, defendant appeals to this court.
Defendant resisted the…
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