Church v. Church
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of 'the District of Columbia. Action by Minnie B. Church against Herbert A. Church, to recover allowances awarded plaintiff by a state court for her support. From an order overruling defendant’s motion to quash the service, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Church, was indicted by a grand jury of this District for nonsupport of his infant child. He, a resident of Virginia, through an arrangement with the district attorney, came to Washington from his place of employment in North Carolina, entered a plea to the indictment, and was tried. As he was leaving the courthouse for the purpose of returning to the state of his employment, he was served with process in this case, which is an action at law by his wife to recover from him allowances made by a Maryland court for her support, and which, according to the…
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- Murray v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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- People ex rel. Watson v. Judge of Superior CourtMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
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