Legal Opinion
McEachnie v. McEachnie
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1966No. 3803PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
The questions on appeal are whether the trial judge erred (1) in granting appellee-wife a divorce from appellant-husband on the ground of desertion and denying him a divorce on the same ground; (2) in awarding her $50 a month alimony; and (3) in approving a fee of $350 to the wife’s attorney.
After six years of marriage, the parties separated in November 1962. No children were born. More than two years later the husband sought a divorce on the ground of his wife’s constructive desertion, contending that her conduct — constant nagging, failure to prepare meals or do his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Quarles v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Hunt v. HuntDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Wood v. WoodDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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