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Ex Parte Nichols

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jul 10, 1970
238 So. 2d 190 (Ala. 1970)

Opinion

5 Div. 900.

July 10, 1970.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon County, L. J. Tyner, J.

Gray, Seay Langford, Tuskegee, for petitioner.

Russell, Raymon Russell, Tuskegee, for respondent.


We are denying the petition for the writ of certiorari in this case.

The Court of Civil Appeals, 238 So.2d 186 concluded that because the Chancellor included the judgment for temporary alimony and child support arrearages in his final decree of 11 March 1969, and in said final decree adjudged the appellant in contempt of court with failure to comply with the decree of 29 December 1969 for temporary alimony and child support, then these matters would be considered on this apappeal.

The efficacy of this procedure was not assigned as a ground in support of the petition for certiorari.

We do not wish that our denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari be construed either as an approval or disapproval of the views of the Court of Civil Appeals as to the propriety of consideration of the above mentioned matters on appeal, rather than by mandamus (the temporary alimony aspect), or certiorari (the contempt aspect).

Writ denied.

All the Justices concur.


Summaries of

Ex Parte Nichols

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jul 10, 1970
238 So. 2d 190 (Ala. 1970)
Case details for

Ex Parte Nichols

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte Beverly Anderson NICHOLS. Re: Esau NICHOLS v. Beverly Anderson…

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jul 10, 1970

Citations

238 So. 2d 190 (Ala. 1970)
286 Ala. 156

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