Legal Opinion
In Re Schlau
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 10, 1943No. 262PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
In 1911, respondent, Max Schlau, was married, in Austria, to Brane Levitz. He and she were orthodox Jews. In 1913 he emigrated to this country. His wife fol lowed him in 1914; they lived together until 1916 when they separated. In 1920 they were “divorced,” pursuant to a “bill of divorcement,” by a Rabbi in New York. As the able district judge found, such a divorce has been regarded as valid by Jews for over two thousand years, “has the sanction of deeply-rooted moral and religious traditions,” and “has enjoyed a status of civil effectiveness in many countries and over…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Finefrock v. Kenova Mine Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Estho v. LearSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Estrin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Wyant v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Petitions of RudderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Schwab v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- Application of MurraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Dickhoff v. ShaughnessyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Marcantonio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
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