Legal Opinion

Garrett v. Garrett

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 15, 1932No. 8789PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

Where a defendant was adjudged in contempt for failure to pay temporary alimony and attorney’s fees, to which order no exception was taken; and where he was set at liberty until further order of the court, as a result of having been put into involuntary bankruptcy; and where contempt proceedings were again filed against him, to which he answered under oath, alleging inability to pay alimony, and contending that the original order was improvidently granted and should be modified, the trial judge was authorized to find that no bona, fide attempt had been made to comply with the order of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
  2. Duke v. DukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kirby v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Huddleston v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Jackson v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948

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