Legal Opinion
H. C. M. v. E. W. M.
Delaware Family Court
Decided March 10, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES and POPPITI, Judges.
Separate divorce actions before two judges of this Court require a determination as to whether the respective petitioners are entitled to an order of voluntary dismissal without prejudice over the objection of the respondents.
Petitioner husband H.C.M. filed a divorce action in December 1978 on the grounds of voluntary separation and incompatibility, subsequently indicating that he did not plan to pursue the voluntary separation ground. Petitioner husband B.E.M. filed a petition for divorce on March 22, 1979, on the ground of incompatibility.
Both respondents, E.W.M.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ryan v. RyanSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Lunn v. United Aircraft Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1960
- Vinyard v. VinyardSuperior Court of Delaware · 1946
- Landsman v. LandsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Knopf v. KnopfSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bruce E.M. v. Dorothea A.M.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Husband (B. E. M.) v. Wife (D. A. M.)Supreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Hartley v. HartleyDelaware Family Court · 1981