Lichstrahl v. Lichstrahl

This motion to vacate the order of arrest of the defendant in an action for a divorce is based upon several grounds, the first being that no complaint has been served, nor does the complaint form a part of the papers on which the order of arrest was granted. The plaintiff’s attorney contends that section 557 of the Oode of Civil Procedure dispenses with the necessity of a complaint and authorizes such an order upon an affidavit simply. I am compelled to take a different view of the effect of this section. It specifically refers to section 550, under which it is admitted this order was…