Ebert v. Ebert

This is an appeal from a judgment for contempt. Appellee, the wife of appellant, obtained a decree of limited divorce in 1935. In 1937, the District Court ordered appellant to pay appellee $30.00 per month for maintenance of the minor children of the parties. It also ordered the United States Marshal, who had seized a government check for $1,018.42 payable to appellant, to surrender it to'the Treasurer of the United States and obtain a substitute payable to the Clerk of the Court. The Clerk was ordered to divide the proceeds of the check between the parties. Finally, appellant was ordered to…