COX v. BALLARD

46597.

259 Ga. 176 (1989)

377 S.E.2d 842

COX v. BALLARD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell L. Adkins, Jr., for appellant.

Shriver & Earl, Mark O. Shriver, for appellee.


CLARKE, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant Joe Cox is incarcerated under a contempt order because of his failure to pay amounts due under the terms of a divorce decree. We affirm.

The contempt order provides that Mr. Cox may purge himself and secure release by paying the amount found due in the order. Mr. Cox did not seek to appeal the contempt order. Instead, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas...

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