Case Name: STANLEY v. STANLEY
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1978-02-28
Citations: 240 Ga. 856
Docket Number: 33212
Parties: STANLEY v. STANLEY.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 856–856

Head Matter:
33212.
STANLEY v. STANLEY.
Submitted February 13, 1978
Decided February 28, 1978.
William I. Sykes, Jr., for appellant.
Robinson, Harben, Armstrong & Millikan, Sam S. Harben, Jr., for appellee.

Opinion:
Hall, Justice.
These parties were divorced in April, 1977, and the husband-appellee was ordered to pay certain debts of the marriage. Wife brought a contempt petition alleging his failure to pay some'$700 owed a bank.
The trial court ruled that contempt could not lie because the decree contained no specific command to pay. This ruling was founded on an error of law (see Griggers v. Bryant, 239 Ga. 244 (236 SE2d 599) (1977)), and must be reversed. The appeal is remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of the remaining issues in the case.
Judgment reversed and remanded.
All the Justices concur.