HENDERSON v. DUDLEY

No. 78-65.

574 S.W.2d 658 (1978)

Ralph HENDERSON, Sheriff, Petitioner, v. Robert H. DUDLEY, Chancellor, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

December 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Hodges, Newport, H. David Blair, Batesville, for petitioner.

Gerald W. Carlyle, Newport, for respondents.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Jeanette Stone (now Cole) brought suit for divorce against Danny Stone in the Chancery Court of Jackson County. The decree rendered in that case required the payment of child support by Danny Stone. On December 7, 1977, Danny Stone was found to be in wilful contempt of the chancery court for failure to make the child support payments required of him. Upon this finding, the chancellor sentenced Stone to 40 days in jail, but directed that he be released...

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