Legal Opinion
Kernan v. Kernan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 17, 1947No. 9357Published
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.
The appellant, Dorothy Agnes Kernan, filed a complaint in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia against her husband, Howard Albert Kernan, the appellee, for an absolute divorce on the ground of desertion. Alleging that for some months her husband, who earned at least $60.00 per week, had failed to contribute to the support of their thirteen-year old son, she prayed also for an allowance for the support of the child and gave notice that she would move for alimony pendente lite.
The motion came on for hearing before a trial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- National Ben. Life Ins. Co. v. Shaw-Walker Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Cole v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Walter v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1899
- Brown v. BrownDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1942