Grimm v. Grimm
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Appellate Court for the Second District ; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. A. C. Cliffe, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The circuit court of Kane county adjudged Henry Grimm guilty of contempt of court in refusing to pay Dorothy Grimm alimony as ordered in and by a decree for divorce and sentenced him to jail until it was paid or he was released by due process of law. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment and sentence, and Grimm has brought the record to this court for review.
In answer to the rule to show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of contempt, Henry Grimm alleged the decree for divorce and alimony was void; that the court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the suit for the reason…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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