Legal Opinion

Light v. Light

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 13, 1962No. 3058PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a decree granting the husband an absolute divorce on the ground of adultery. The wife challenges the relevancy of evidence introduced to show her disposition to commit adultery with the named corespondent. She maintains that her admission of adulterous conduct with men not parties to the suit should not have been received as evidence of her disposition to commit adultery with the named corespondent.

Adultery may be proved inferentially by establishing an adulterous disposition and an opportunity to gratify it. It is sufficient to say that here the uncontroverted evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Houlton v. McGuirkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  2. Beadleston v. BeadlestonNew York Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Washburn v. WashburnSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1830

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stephenson v. StephensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966

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