Ex Parte Cairns

This is a petition by Thomas C. Cairns, verified by affidavit, for writ of mandamus for this court to review a decree of the circuit court in equity confirming the register’s report fixing alimony pendente lite for the wife, May V. Cairns at $350 per month from December 15, 1922, and for this court to annul the decree or to reduce the amount of the alimony. Petitioner also seeks to annul, vacate, and set aside an order of the court citing Thomas C. Cairns to appear and show cause, if any, why he should not be punished for contempt for failing to pay the $350 per month to his wife as the…