Legal Opinion
Ritz v. Ritz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1964No. 3354PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
After a brief married life appellant left: her husband’s abode and brought this action for a limited divorce on the ground of cruelty and sought an award of separate maintenance. At the conclusion of the trial the court denied both divorce and maintenance, holding that the wife had failed to prove her allegations of cruelty and that she was not justified in leaving her husband. The court did order the husband to pay $1,500 to the wife’s attorneys for their services in her behalf. This appeal does not question the judgment on the merits of the controversy. The only claim of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Neudecker v. PhilpotCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
3Cited by39 opinions
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