Legal Opinion
Whittlesey v. Bellah
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 1955No. Civ. 20362PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrapeau, J.
James Warner Bellah, respondent in this case, was married to petitioner in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1937. One child was born of this marriage, Ann De La Poer Bellah.
In 1940 petitioner, Mrs. Bellah, secured a decree of judicial separation from Mr. Bellah, and custody of the child, in the State of New York. In 1942 she was awarded a decree of absolute divorce from Mr. Bellah in the State of Nevada. She has since remarried. Her name now is Ruth Power-O’Malley Whittlesey.
By agreement of Mr. and Mrs. Bellah, then husband and wife, the Nevada decree incorporated a provision requiring Mr. Bellah to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Dimon v. DimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- People v. One 1941 Chrysler SedanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- In Re SusmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
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