Legal Opinion
Bates v. Colpoys
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 27, 1944No. Nos. 8579-8581 and 8604PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Appellee Dorothy N. Bates filed a complaint for maintenance against her husband, appellant Harrison Bates. She charged that his cruelty had compelled her to leave him and that he had refused to support her. She asked for maintenance pendente lite. She did not ask for divorce, either absolute or limited. The court, upon the pleadings and depositions, ordered appellant to pay $500 forthwith, $150 a month pendente lite, and $308.80 suit money. He failed to do so and was committed for contempt. He siied out a writ of habeas *724corpus which was discharged. He appealed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pedersen v. PedersenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Howard v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Lesh v. LeshCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1903
- Rapeer v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Reed v. ReedDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1922
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Tasanilla Hopson v. Delores Palmer HopsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Thomas F. Lundregan v. Mrs. G. Jeannette LundreganCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Scholla v. Scholla (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Clark v. ClarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Ebert v. EbertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
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