State ex rel. O'Donnell v. Hall

The relators in this original proceeding for writ of prohibition are parties against whom an injunction without notice was issued in a post decretal proceeding for enforcement of a divorce decree. They seek an order from this court prohibiting the trial of the case on the grounds that the trial court lacked jurisdiction of the action.

Helen Lynch obtained a divorce from William Lynch in November 1963. The court on the petition of Helen Lynch issued an order to show cause why William Lynch should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with certain terms of the divorce decree. The said…