Legal Opinion

Brown v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 31, 1941No. 7733PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia dismissing the appellant’s complaint. The facts relevant to the error assigned are, as shown by the record, as follows:

On July 3, 1938, the appellee, George A. Brown, filed suit in the District Court for an absolute divorce from the appellant, Mary E. Brown, upon the ground of adultery. On July 19, 1938, the appellant answered, denied the adultery and, by cross-complaint, herself sought a limited divorce upon the ground of cruelty — charging in this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Oklahoma v. TextasSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Tolman v. TolmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1893
  5. Towson v. TowsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1919

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Blanche H. Lober v. Willis MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  2. Maryland Ex Rel. Gliedman v. Capital Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1967
  3. Armende Lesser, Appellant-Appellee v. Morris Migden, Trustee, Appellee-Appellant. In the Matter of Mike Misuirello, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  4. Schreiber v. SchreiberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
  5. Miller v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962

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