Case Name: Porter v. Porter
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1934-05-17
Citations: 178 Ga. 784
Docket Number: No. 9880
Parties: Porter v. Porter.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 178
Pages: 784–784

Head Matter:
Porter v. Porter.
No. 9880.
May 17, 1934.
Harris & McMasier, for plaintiff in error.
E. W. Jordan, and W. M. Goodwin, contra.

Opinion:
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.