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THUNBERG v. THUNBERG

No. 5684.

283 A.2d 444 (1971)

Howard E. THUNBERG, Appellant, v. Penelope H. THUNBERG, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 15, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. McMenamin, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Sidney S. Sachs, Washington, D. C., with whom Gary W. Brown, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, REILLY, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant challenges the authority of the Court of General Sessions to imprison him to compel payment of his wife's counsel fees, pursuant to an order contained in a final decree of divorce in an action brought by the wife. He asserts that this case is governed by D.C.Code 1967, § 15-320, which prohibits imprisonment to compel obedience "[w]here a decree only directs the payment of money * * * except in those cases especially provided for."

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