Legal Opinion
James R. Scott v. Indiana R. Scott
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 28, 1967No. 20250_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge:
We allowed this appeal from a decision 1 of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to consider the claim of the appellant that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing before the court revoked its order staying execution of his commitment to jail for a civil contempt. 2
The Domestic Relations Branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions on October 3, 1961 entered its order, 3 with the consent of the appellant, that the latter pay $20 per week toward the support and maintenance of his wife and two children. The court had then found that the appellant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Duell v. DuellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Truslow v. TruslowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Scott v. ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- John Leo Hurst, Sr. v. Dorothea M. HurstCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
3Cited by8 opinions
- Barrett v. BarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Smith v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Rhodes v. GilpinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Wagley v. EvansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Garcia v. AndradeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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