Legal Opinion
Elkins v. Elkins
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 5, 1924No. 4018PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Acting Associate Justice.
This appeal arises from a divorce case, in which the appellant was the defendant. Pie was ordered to pay certain sums of money for the maintenance of his minor child, and upon his failure to comply with the order he was adjudged guilty of contempt of court, and was subjected to a penalty. He prays for a reversal of the judgment.
In January, 1919, Mary Kenna Elkins brought suit against her husband, Blaine Elkins, for an absolute divorce upon a charge of adultery, praying also for the custody of their minor child and for permanent alimony. The defendant answered,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rosenthal v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Erkenbrach v. . ErkenbrachNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Harlan v. HarlanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- McSherry v. McSherryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1910
- McKay v. McKayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Alves v. AlvesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Emrich v. McNeilCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Glading v. FurmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Bartlett v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Mahoney v. Smith (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
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