Schuele v. Schuele
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Appeal from an order of commitment for contempt of court in refusing to pay. alimony. Entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894, and reversed. Statement of the Case. This is an appeal from, an order of the Circuit Court adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt of court for a failure to pay alimony, and ordering the defendant to be committed to the county jail.
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Memorandum.—Appeal from an order of commitment for contempt of court in refusing to pay. alimony. Entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894, and reversed. Statement of the Case. This is an appeal from, an order of the Circuit Court adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt of court for a failure to pay alimony, and ordering the defendant to be committed to the county jail. Anna Schuele obtained a decree of divorce against her husband, requiring him to pay $6 a week alimony, commencing June 14,1891.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered-the opinion of the Court.
It appearing by the affidavit of Anna Schuele that appellant was in default in the payment of alimony theretofore ordered by the court to be paid by him, the rule to show cause was property issued.
In response to such rule appellant came in and by his own and the affidavit of Adolph Sturm, showed that his failure to comply with the order of the court had been and was due to his inability to pay.
The order committing appellant to the county jail will, if carried out, probably result in throwing three and perhaps four children upon…
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