Legal Opinion

Williams v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 26, 1947No. 38309PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Justice.

By a final judgment oí divorce of the Eleventh Judicial District Court rendered ■on April 17, 1943, Virdie Stockton Williams was awarded the custody of the minor child, Olaflynn Williams, and his father, Emmett 'C. Williams, ordered to pay alimony in the sum of $15 per week for the support of the child. On June 4, 1946, Mrs. Williams filed a rule in the divorce proceedings alleging that her former husband was in arrears in the payments of alimony since December 3, 1945, or for a period of 27 weeks and praying that, therefore, he be adjudged guilty of contempt of court; that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cotton v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  2. Snow v. SnowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  3. Gallant v. GallantMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Edwards v. PerraultSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  5. Erdal v. ErdalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Halcomb v. HalcombSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Pisciotto v. CruciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  3. Simon v. CalvertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  4. Wainwright v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  5. Gehrkin v. GehrkinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950

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