Livingston v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Certiorari in the Supreme Court to review an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, imprisoning the petitioner for contempt. M. T. Allen, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
It is sought in this proceeding to have reviewed and declared void an order made by the above court adjudging that the petitioner was guilty of a contempt and ordering her to be punished therefor.
*634The contempt order was made in a proceeding instituted by the husband of the petitioner, under section 176 of the Civil Code, to compel her to support him out of her separate property. He obtained an order requiring her to pay for his support twenty-four dollars per month. An injunction was issued enjoining her from conveying her property so as to defeat any judgment he might obtain against her. In…
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