Legal Opinion

Clarke v. Clarke

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 1962No. 725PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

This appeal on questions of law is directed to the judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Scioto County, entered on September 19, 1961, finding the defendant-appellant guilty of contempt of court and ordering him to be committed to the Scioto County jail for a period of ten days for failure to comply with an order of the court for the payment of temporary alimony in a divorce case.

Appellant concedes that he has served the sentence imposed by the court and, in our opinion, the question is thereby rendered moot. This is especially true in a matter pregnant with future controversies. A more…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sisters of Charity v. DuveliusOhio Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Overesch v. CampbellOhio Court of Appeals · 1953

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mason v. SwartzOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Schreiber v. SchreiberDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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