Simmons v. Simmons

Opinion by

Watkins, P.J.,

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Family Division, adjudicating the appellant in contempt of court and a sentence of four (4) days in the Allegheny County Jail.

The background of this case appears from the record to be as follows: The appellant, Romayne Simmons, and the appellee, Jimmie Simmons, were married in 1961. Two children were born to them as a result of this marriage, namely, Jimmie, Jr., and Gregory. In December, 1972, the appellee left the family home and established a separate residence from his wife and…