Mery v. Superior Court

This case was first heard and decided by the District Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two. Thereafter a hearing was granted in this court and we now adopt the following portion of the opinion of Mr. Presiding Justice Nourse as the opinion of this court:

“This is an original proceeding in prohibition wherein the petitioner questions the jurisdiction of the respondent court to punish him for contempt for failure to meet payments of alimony.

“The proceedings which the petitioner seeks to enjoin were based upon an affidavit made by his former wife. The vital question raised here is…