O'Connor v. O'Connor

The issue presented on this appeal is narrow, namely, whether a husband in a divorce action may be held in contempt of court for failure to pay the allowance made to his wife for her attorneys’ fees when the only motion upon which the contempt could be based was made by the attorneys on their own behalf for a *538judgment and no notice was given or request made to hold the husband in contempt.

In Wisconsin, as distinguished from some states,1 a request for an allowance for attorney’s fees by a wife in a divorce action is not an independent suit on the theory of necessities furnished to the wife.…