Legal Opinion

Du Pont v. Du Pont

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided July 3, 1953PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

98 A.2d 493 (1953)

DU PONT

v.

DU PONT.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

July 3, 1953.

James R. Morford and George L. Sands, of Morford, Bennethum & Marvel, Wilmington, for plaintiff.

Arthur G. Logan, Wilmington, for defendant.

SEITZ, Chancellor.

Plaintiff filed an action for separate maintenance against the defendant, her husband, on the theory that she was a deserted wife in destitute circumstances. Defendant filed, inter alia, a counterclaim seeking the recovery of certain personal property in plaintiff's possession on the ground that it was his exclusive property. Plaintiff answered the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Plotkin v. PlotkinSuperior Court of Delaware · 1924
  2. Peters v. PetersCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1933
  3. duPont v. duPontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
  4. duPont v. duPontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
  5. Fine v. FineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
  2. Boblitz v. BoblitzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  3. DiFlorido v. DiFloridoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Alfree v. AlfreeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  5. Original Vincent & Joseph, Inc. v. SchiavoneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957

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