Legal Opinion

Miller v. Miller

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 22, 1940No. 7512PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment of the District Court dismissing the complaint for divorce. It' is presented on an agreed “Statement of Evidence.” As the action for divorce is uncontested, both below and here, we are without benefit of argument by defendant, and the only evidence on which the agreed statement is based is plaintiff’s testimony and that of her corroborating witnesses. Plaintiff commenced this action November 15, 1938, asking for absolute divorce on the ground of desertion. At the hearing in June, 1939, plaintiff testified that she and her husband had…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Underwood v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921
  2. Hitchcock v. HitchcockCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1899
  3. Parks v. ParksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Schreiber v. SchreiberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
  2. Belt v. HoltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  3. Gill v. GillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  4. Lort v. LortCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  5. Ark. State Highway Commn. v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967

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