Legal Opinion
Arlene M. Damon v. Cecil J. Damon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1960No. 5714_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTIGAN, Circuit Judge.
The main question raised in this appeal is whether the lower court erred in finding as a matter of law that an order for the payment of counsel fees decreed by the Superior Court of Maine to a wife in a divorce action is a debt discharge-able in bankruptcy and granting the discharge of the petitioner on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Cecil J. Damon, petitioner-appellee, commenced an action for divorce against his wife, Arlene M. Damon, respondent-appellant, on January 21, 1960 in the Superior Court in and for the County of Kennebec and State of Maine. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Merriman v. HawbakerDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1934
- In Re ThomashefskyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- In re BakerDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1899
- Meaher v. MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1914
- In Re HollisterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- In the Matter of J. C. Catlow, Debtor. Lawrence J. Marks, Individually and on Behalf of Wendy Kay Hall v. J. C. CatlowCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Jones v. TysonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- In Re John Clinton Birdseye, Bankrupt. Brody and Brody v. John Clinton BirdseyeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Mahoney v. Smith (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
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