Legal Opinion

Levine v. Simon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 3, 1958Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order adjudging appellant in contempt of court for having failed to pay certain installments as directed by an order pursuant to section 793 of the Civil Practice Act, and fining him $100 in addition to the arrears of $90. Order modified so as to provide that appellant pay only the arrears of $90. As so modified, order affirmed, without costs. The limit of the fine that may be imposed herein is $90 (Judiciary Law, § 773; Barnard v. Barnard, 251 App. Div. 745). Wenzel, Acting P. J., Beldock, Murphy, Hallinan and Kleinfeld, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Barnard v. BarnardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937