Case Name: Catherine Mendel, Resp't, v. Morris Mendel, App'lt
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1887-01-22
Citations: 6 N.Y. St. Rep. 511
Docket Number: 
Parties: Catherine Mendel, Resp’t, v. Morris Mendel, App’lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 6
Pages: 511–512

Head Matter:
Catherine Mendel, Resp’t, v. Morris Mendel, App’lt.
(Supreme Court, General Term, First Department,
Filed January 22, 1887.)
Divorce—Alimony—Contempt.
While one is already in jail for a contempt in omitting to pay the sum due for alimony, and has no property which can be reached, and is unable to give security, a second order of a similar character will not be granted.
Appeal from order punishing defendant for contempt.
A. P. Wagener, for app’lt; H. T. Andrews, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The defendant in this case was committed for a contempt for omitting to pay a sum of money due for alimony. At the time the motion was made he was then for a similar reason in the jail of this county.
It appears in the affidavit on behalf of the plaintiff that he had no property which could be reached, under section 1112 of the code, and was unable to give the security presented therein. We cannot understand what object can be attained by prolonging the imprisonment under the order that was made in this case, it appearing, as already suggested, that he had no property and was unable to give any security by which he could be permitted to avail himself of the privileges to be accomplished thereby. •
For these reasons the order should be reversed without •costs.