Evans v. Evans

This case involves the right of a chancellor to imprison a party for alleged contempt in failing to make alimony payments as required hy a former decree.

This cause was heard on motion by appellee for citation against appellant to show.cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt for failure to comply with a former decree of divorce which ordered payment by appellant of solicitor’s fee and alimony. The petition alleged “that the said defendant has not complied with said decree as to said payments to he made by him. ’ ’ An allegation that such failure was wilful and contumacious was stricke…