Legal Opinion

Earl A. Barrows v. Ruth A. Barrows

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 2, 1974No. 73-1175PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

By MARIS, Circuit Judge

In this case the plaintiff husband brought suit in the District Court of the Virgin Islands against his wife, the defendant, for absolute divorce on the ground of incompatibility of temperament. The defendant wife was personally served in the Virgin Islands and filed an answer admitting the incompatibility and later a counterclaim for absolute divorce on the same ground and for an award of alimony in the sum of $550.00 per month. The district court after a hearing at which the defendant was present and represented by counsel granted a decree of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Burch v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  2. Lynde v. LyndeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1902
  3. Isserman v. IssermanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Feddersen v. FeddersenDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1999
  2. Fuentes v. FuentesSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1997
  3. Harry J. Coman v. Sylvia R. ComanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  4. Inniss v. InnissSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2016
  5. Hamilton v. HamiltonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1996

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