Legal Opinion

Jacobsen v. Jacobsen

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 16, 1942No. 7845PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from an order refusing to quash a writ of ne exeat and directing that it continue in force.

Appellant and appellee are husband and wife. They live apart under a decree of limited divorce, with alimony, which appellee obtained some years ago. On January 13, 1941, she filed against appellant the complaint which led to this appeal. She alleged that he had defaulted in alimony, and asked that he be adjudged in contempt. She also alleged that he was about to leave this jurisdiction to go to Nevada and asked, therefore, that a writ of ne exeat be issued…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Bostwick v. BrinkerhoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Saunders v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. Church v. ChurchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Greater Anchorage Area Borough v. City of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Trilon Plaza Co. v. Allstate Leasing Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. In re C. I. T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Delta Drilling Co. v. Arnett. Brackett v. Arnett. Arnett v. Delta Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
  5. John Thompson Beacon Windows, Ltd. v. Ferro, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956

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