Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Doyle

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 14, 1950No. 10527_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

Mary E. Thomas was a widow. She owned a substantial house in Washington where she lived with her adopted son, James. He was plaintiff below and is the appellant in this court. As the house was rather large, the mother took in roomers. One of the defendants, William E. Doyle, became a roomer. He had a wife, Lillian, to whom he had been married in Philadelphia in 1915. His wife was not with him but she was still living. There had been no divorce or other proceedings affecting their marriage bond. This was the situation in June, 1927.

In that month William E. Doyle and Mary E.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Mammoth Oil Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. Harding v. WheatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
  4. Allore v. JewellSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Connolly v. GishwillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Maytrude Jones, Administratrix of Estate of Alexander L. Jones, Dec., Maytrude Jones v. Rogers Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  2. William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  3. Security Insurance Company Of New Haven v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
  4. Strother v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Fearson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1981

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