Sewell v. Sewell

On April 4, 1947, this court entered an order directed to the appellant herein to show cause why he should not be ordered forthwith to deliver the minor child of the parties to the respondent, to whom custody had been awarded in an interlocutory order from which appellant has appealed, or be held to be in contempt of court and have his appeal dismissed.

The appellant admitted that the interlocutory order granted custody of the child to the respondent. He showed cause on the merits as to why the custody of the child should not be disturbed during the pendency of the appeal'. He did this upon…