State ex rel. Scott v. District Court
Montana Supreme Court
Original application for writ of supervisory control, on the relation of Paul Scott against the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District in and for the County of Yellowstone and Honorable A. C. Spencer, a Judge thereof. • The theory of the relator is that the contempt order of June 24, 1920, was improper and void for the following reasons, to-wit: First, that the record shows a complete inability upon the part of the relator at all times since May 15, 1920, to…
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Original application for writ of supervisory control, on the relation of Paul Scott against the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District in and for the County of Yellowstone and Honorable A. C. Spencer, a Judge thereof. • The theory of the relator is that the contempt order of June 24, 1920, was improper and void for the following reasons, to-wit: First, that the record shows a complete inability upon the part of the relator at all times since May 15, 1920, to comply with the alimony order here involved; and, second, that the record shows that the plaintiff has no meritorious cause…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
On application for writ of supervisory control. On June 24, 1920, relator was adjudged guilty of contempt for failure to comply with an order of the respondent court, made May *36215, 1920, directing the payment of alimony pendente lite, suit money, and attorney’s fees in divorce proceedings instituted by the wife of relator, and was ordered committed to jail ■until such order is complied with. In his return to the citation, relator, who will be hereafter referred to as the defendant, set out as cause why he should not be punished: First, that he was without means, without employment, and without…
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