Legal Opinion

Snyder v. Snyder

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 3, 1966No. 3868PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Chief Judge:

Appellee, hereafter called the wife, brought this action against appellant, hereinafter called the husband, seeking separate maintenance and alleging that he had failed and refused to maintain her, although able so to do. 1 At trial, over the husband’s objection, the wife offered evidence tending to show that the husband prior to their separation had committed adultery. At the conclusion of the trial the court orally found “that the wife had a perfect reason for leaving the defendant, and that was his adultery with this Bowden woman.” In the formal judgment the court found…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Melvin v. MelvinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  2. Miller v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Hagans v. HagansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
  4. Stewart v. StewartDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1923
  5. Stephenson v. StephensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Beckwith v. BeckwithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Beckwith v. BeckwithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977

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