Court Opinion

ID: 9630055
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:58:52.845063+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:07:30.258533
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On Petition for Rehearing
KEÉTON, Justice.
Appellant in his petition for rehearing, among other things, contends that disobedience to an order modifying a divorce decree relative to the custody of a child, not served upon the party against whom the order is directed, and when such party has *399ho actual knowledge of the order of modification by service or otherwise, is nevertheless a contempt of court;- further, that it is the duty of any such party to ascertain what is to be done, and that every party to such proceeding is charged with knowledge of every order that is filed; that the absence of service or knowledge of the order modifying the original decree constitutes no defense in a contempt proceeding. Hence, appellant contends, the trial court should have adjudged respondent in contempt of court; that a rehearing should be granted.
Appellant in his petition for rehearing states:
“The court, of course, does not cite any opinions or authorities for its opinion, for the simple reason there are none.”
. The following authorities support the opinion as written: Hay v. Hay, 40 Idaho 159, 232 P. 895, syl. 11; Trullinger v. Howe, 58 Or. 73, 113 P. 4, syl. 3 and 4; 17 C.J.S., Contempt, § 18, page 23, cases cited in note 72; 13 C.J. 17, § 22, Contempt, note 62. Many other authorities could be cited. The principles of law announced in the opinion are so basic and axiomatic that a further review of authorities would only emphasize well established, long recognized legal principles.
The petition for rehearing is denied.
TAYLOR, C. J., and PORTER, ANDERSON and SMITH, JJ., concur.