STRAHAN v. STRAHAN

No. 3314.

400 P.2d 542 (1965)

Beverly STRAHAN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Theodore P. STRAHAN, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Yonkee, of Redle, Yonkee & Redle, Sheridan, for appellant.

E.E. Birchby, of Birchby & Birchby, Sheridan, for appellee.

Before PARKER, C.J., and HARNSBERGER, GRAY and McINTYRE, JJ.


Mr. Justice McINTYRE delivered the opinion of the court.

The appeal before us raises the question as to whether a district court has jurisdiction to modify a divorce decree following a hearing on an application to punish the husband for contempt, where no pleading containing a petition for modification of the decree has been filed on behalf of the husband.

A decree of divorce was granted to Beverly Strahan, defendant...

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