Orr Ex Rel. Walton v. Orr

Suit was instituted by appellants on a rule to show cause why appellee should not be adjudged in contempt of court for failure to obey a final decree in an action of divorce adjudicated prior thereto. The relevant facts are briefly stated as follows:

By final decree of January 13, 1937, the court ordered the appellee, Morrison B. Orr, to pay into the registry of the court the sum of $5,500.00 as attorneys’ fees allowed the wife in the divorce suit. (By the order, $500.00 was designated as attorneys’ fees pendente lite already allowed appellants Casey, Walton & Spain, but not yet paid; and…