Gautreaux v. Gautreaux

McCALEB, Justice.

Certiorari issued herein at the instance of relator, a practicing attorney representing the plaintiff, to ascertain the validity of proceedings had in this cause on December 6th, 1951, which culminated in two judgments holding relator in contempt of court and sentencing him to pay a fine of $100 and serve 24 hours in the parish jail for each offense.

The judgments of contempt have their origin in certain purportedly salacious and offensive allegations made by relator on behalf of plaintiff in. this action, in which plaintiff is demanding an absolute divorce founded on the…