31 So. 2d 81 | Ala. | 1947
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court, in Equity, of Jefferson County, Alabama, adjudging Robert Jones in contempt of court for his failure or refusal to pay an award for separate maintenance to his wife in accordance with the decree of that court. Appellant also on submission prayed for the alternative writ of mandamus in the event the appeal was found not to be the proper remedy.
It has long been the rule in this jurisdiction that contempt proceedings are not reviewable by appeal under our statutes. The remedy is by certiorari. Easton v. State,
The writ of mandamus is an extraordinary legal remedy grantable only when petitioner shows a clear, specific legal right for the enforcement of which there is no other adequate remedy. Poyner v. Whiddon,
The appeal is dismissed, and the writ of mandamus is denied.
Appeal dismissed: mandamus denied.
All the Justices concur.