Bott v. Bott

ELLETT, Justice:

The parties hereto were divorced in July, 1966, after a four-year marriage. This was the third marriage for appellant and the fourth for respondent. The trial court in the decree divided the property between the parties and ordered Mr. Bott to pay Mrs. Bott $2400 at the rate of $200 per month.

On June 7, 1967, Mrs. Bott caused an “Order to Show Cause in Re Contempt” to be signed by the simple expedient of presenting such an order to the district judge. No affidavit was made that Mr. Bott had failed to comply with the prior decree of the court. The order recited, among other…