Legal Opinion
Dodrer v. Dodrer
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 13, 1944No. [No. 28, April Term, 1944.]PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarbury, C. J.
This case brings before the Court, for the first time, the Act of 1941, Chapter 497, which adds Section 41A to Article 16 of the Code of Public General Laws, 1939. The statute provides that a divorce a vinculo may be granted when either husband or wife has become permanently and incurably insane. Such a divorce cannot be decreed unless two findings are made by the court. The first is that the “insane person shall have been confined in an insane asylum, hospital or other similar institution for a period of not less than three years prior to the filing of the Bill of Complaint.” The second is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Trustees of Dartmouth College v. WoodwardSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Maynard v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- State v. PetrushanskyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Campbell v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
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- Dribin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
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- Zildjian v. ZildjianMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Wirz v. WirzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
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