In Re Gilreath

PATROSSO, J. pro tem. *

Proceeding in habeas corpus to secure release from custody after commitment for contempt.

In a divorce proceeding between the petitioner and his wife an order had been entered directing the petitioner to pay to his wife certain monthly sums for her support and that of his children. On November 18, 1958, upon the application of petitioner’s wife supported by an affidavit averring that the petitioner was in default in making the payments so ordered and that he had the ability to make the same, an order was issued by the court directing the petitioner to show cause why he…