Schaheen v. Schaheen

One of the marital assets in this suit for divorce was income-producing real property situated in Beirut, Lebanon. Under the terms of the judgment of divorce, plaintiff Solomon S. Schaheen was ordered to convey that property to Ms wife.

The plaintiff husband refused in open court to convey the property in accordance with the judgment, was found guilty of contempt, and sentenced to a term in the Detroit House of Correction. From the finding and sentence of contempt plaintiff appeals.

The issue is whether the refusal to convey, under the provisions of a divorce judgment, real property located in…