Hutchinson v. Hutchinson

The question presented by this appeal is of first impression here. It has been determined by the highest court in the land. The case of Hovey v. Elliott, 167 U. S. 409 (42 L. Ed. 215, 17 Sup. Ct. Rep. 841), involved the same principle. The opinion in that case was written by Mr. Justice White, afterwards Chief Justice, and is exhaustive. From that opinion we quote:

“On February 12, 1878, tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia at general term made decree as follows:

“ ‘The answer of defendants having been removed from the files for their contempt in refusing to obey the order of court and…