Legal Opinion
Benam v. Benam
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1960No. Civ. 18668PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULSEN, J. pro tem. *
Appellant and respondent were European refugees who fled to this country early in World War II. Although they had known each other in Turkey and later in France, they were not married until 1943 after they had arrived in this country. They lived together for about 13 years. They had no children.
On January 11, 1957, appellant instituted this action. By her amended complaint, she asked for a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty and, without describing it, demanded all of the community property. She also asked for alimony. Defendant filed a cross-complaint for divorce,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Gudelj v. GudeljCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- De Burgh v. De BurghCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Huber v. HuberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Meyer v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Mecham v. McKayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Burns v. BurnsMontana Supreme Court · 1965
- Cardew v. CardewCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Gathright v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Donovan v. DonovanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. OsborneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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