Case Number
H.C.J 101/54
Date Decided
2-4-1955
Decision Type
Original
Document Type
Full Opinion
Abstract
The second respondent, the wife of the petitioner, claimed maintenance against her husband in the religious court of her community, the Greek Catholic Melkite Community. The religious court gave judgment in her favour and the petitioner, her husband, appealed to the Court of Appeal of the Community. The Appellate Court confirmed the judgment and ordered the petitioner to pay his wife the sum of IL. 90.- per month as follows: IL. 60.- monthly, commencing April, 1953, and the balance from his share in his father's estate, due after the father's death. The second respondent duly applied to the first respondent to execute the judgment. The petitioner thereupon opposed the execution of the judgment. The Execution Officer rejected the opposition. Accordingly a petition was presented to this court and an order nisi was granted calling upon the first respondent to show cause why he should not refrain from executing the judgment of the religious court of October 22, 1953. On the return day arguments on behalf of the petitioner and the second respondent were heard.
Held : that the order nisi should be discharged.
Keywords
International Law
