History
  • No items yet
midpage
Bowden v. Bowden
180 Ga. 576
Ga.
1935
Check Treatment
Atkinson, Justice.

On January 31, 1931, Mrs. Lucinda Faulk Bowden in a suit for divorce and alimony was awarded, certain temporary alimony and attorney’s fees against O. W. Bowden. The defendant paid a part of the alimony, but paid no part of the attorney’s fees. The parties resumed their marital relations on March 10, 1932, and lived together un-

*577No. 10507. April 12, 1935. W. B. Kent, for plaintiff. W. 0. Purser, for defendant.

til August, 1933. On June 29, 1932, the court rendered a judgment dismissing the suit for divorce and alimony. There was no exception to this judgment. On May 4, 1934, after a second separation the wife instituted proceedings to attach the husband for contempt by failure to pay the alimony and attorney’s fees. Held, that the judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to hold the defendant in contempt. See Weeks v. Weeks, 160 Ga. 369; Keefer v. Keefer, 140 Ga. 18 (78 S. E. 462, 4L. R. A. (N. S.) 527).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Bowden v. Bowden
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 12, 1935
Citation: 180 Ga. 576
Docket Number: No. 10507
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
AI-generated responses must be verified and are not legal advice.
Your Notebook is empty. To add cases, bookmark them from your search, or select Add Cases to extract citations from a PDF or a block of text.