Holcomb v. Holcomb

Citations

• 53 Wash. 611
• 102 P. 653
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1377

Syllabus

<p>' Divorce — Alimony—Inability to Pay — Contempt—Defenses— Evidence — Sufficiency. Pecuniary inability is a complete defense to contempt proceedings for failure to pay alimony; and the same is established by clear and satisfactory proof, where it appears that the defendant was a dentist, with no property except office furniture and instruments used in his practice, which were subject to a mortgage indebtedness of $1,200 or $1,500, that his income from the date of the decree fell short of his living expenses, and he was hopelessly insolvent.</p>