Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Stephenson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1963No. 3203PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellant filed suit for absolute divorce on the ground of his wife’s desertion. Title 16-403, D.C.Code 1961. She denied the charge, counterclaiming for divorce for his constructive desertion and alleging his ■cruelty had forced her to leave. At the trial each party was supported by three witnesses. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial judge ruled that, “[t]he effect of all the testimony was such as to render the court unable to determine the truth or falsity of the conflicting claims,” and dismissed both the complaint and the counterclaim for failure of both…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Marcey v. MarceyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Martin v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Shirley v. ShirleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
3Cited by7 opinions
- Norris v. NorrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hales v. HalesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Novak v. NovakDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Edwards v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Stolar v. StolarDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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