Legal Opinion
Charles Johnson v. Elliott Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1963No. 17260PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises questions as to jurisdiction over suits brought in the District of Columbia for support of illegitimate children.
The three appellees are the minor children of the appellant father and Diane Tolliver. The parents have never been married to each other. The mother as next friend filed in the Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia (now the Court of General Sessions) a suit against the father for maintenance of the appellee children. In his answer under oath the father admitted jurisdiction of the Branch over the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tasanilla Hopson v. Delores Palmer HopsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Schneider v. SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Ellen L. Thomason v. William R. ThomasonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Howard v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Violet S. David v. Lester S. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Estate of GloverDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Green v. GreenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Taylor v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Gilliam v. BrantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Charles Johnson v. Elliott JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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