1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 240 Ga.
  5. 240 Ga. 856 (1978)
 

STANLEY v. STANLEY

33212.

240 Ga. 856 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 626

STANLEY v. STANLEY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William I. Sykes, Jr., for appellant.

Robinson, Harben, Armstrong & Millikan, Sam S. Harben, Jr., for appellee.

HALL, Justice.

These parties were divorced in April, 1977, and the husband-appellee was ordered to pay certain debts of the marriage. Wife brought a contempt petition alleging his failure to pay some $700 owed a bank.

The trial court ruled that contempt could not lie because the decree contained no specific command to pay. This ruling was founded on an error of law (see Griggers v. Bryant, 239 Ga. 244 (

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases