Legal Opinion
Steele v. Steele
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 24, 1948No. 9825PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, J.
This is an appeal in a child custody case. It was begun in the District Court some 4Y2 years ago by appellant, then the wife of appellee, to obtain the sole custody of their child, at that time approximately five years of age. The matter was first heard by District Judge Bailey, who made the following finding of fact (Civil Action No. 92,201) : “4. The plaintiff has shown by her conduct that she is not a fit and proper person to have custody of the minor child of the parties. By her conduct she has also forfeited the right to support from defendant.”
On this finding Judge Bailey gave custody…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Beausoliel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Boone v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Wells v. WellsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
- Holtsclaw v. MercerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Warner v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re LEMDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Louise Flood Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston Leonard, Alonzo Bell and Louise Virginia Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston LeonardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Bartlett v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Johnson v. LloydDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Stevens v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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