Legal Opinion
Davis v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1954No. 1452PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
• Appellant was found to be the father of an illegitimate child and was ordered to make specified payments'for the support of the child. He has appealed and in his brief has presented two grounds for reversal. ■
His first and main argument is that the court lacked jurisdiction of the case. This argument is based on the following facts. Appellant is in the United States Navy and at the time the child was begotten he was stationed at a naval reservation in the District of Columbia. At that time the complainant was living in the District, but after becoming pregnant she…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dicks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- State v. TetreaultSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1952
- In Re ZimmerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kisner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- District of Columbia v. TurnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Perry v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Government of Virgin Islands v. BradshawMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1968
- District of Columbia v. FranklinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959