Case Name: Honoria Brown v. John Brown
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1871-04-04
Citations: 22 Mich. 299
Docket Number: 
Parties: Honoria Brown v. John Brown.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 299–300

Head Matter:
Honoria Brown v. John Brown.
Contempt: Non-payment of alimony. A party will not he brought into contempt for non-payment of alimony, unless a proper demand of payment and refusal is shown.
Heard and decided April 4.
W. B. Wells moves for an order to compel the payment of alimony allowed by this Court (supra p. 246), and reads an affidavit in support of his motion.
W. Kingsley objects: — 1. That the affidavit does not state any demand. 2. It does not appear that the person serv ing the order for the payment of alimony had any authority to receive the money.

Opinion:
The Chief Justice
You need not proceed. There is no evidence of any demand whatever.
Kingsley now moves for costs of resisting the motion, and reads an affidavit averring constant readiness to pay the alimony on demand.
The Chief Justice — We think you are entitled to-$10 costs.