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Porter v. PorterPorter v. Porter

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 17, 1934
No. 9880
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Bell
Bell, J.

The evidence showing without dispute ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‍that the defendant was financially unable to pay the sum awarded as ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‍alimony and attorney’s fees, it was error to adjudge that he was ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‍in contempt of court because of his failure to pay the same. Pinckard v. Pinckard, 23 Ga. 286; Davis v. Davis, 138 Ga. 8 ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‍(74 S. E. 830) ; Potter v. Potter, 145 Ga. 60 (88 S. E. 546) ; Lightfoot v. Lightfoot, 149 Ga. 213 (99 S. ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‍E. 611).

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Porter v. Porter
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: May 17, 1934
Citations: 178 Ga. 784; 174 S.E. 527; 1934 Ga. LEXIS 183; No. 9880
Docket Number: No. 9880
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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