Legal Opinion

Parks v. Parks

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 25, 1940No. 7654PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The plaintiff in a suit for absolute divorce appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint.

The District Court found these facts. The plaintiff husband deserted his wife, the defendant, without cause, on April 18, 1932. They have not lived together since. On November 25, 1932, they signed a separation agreement; “the defendant was compelled to and did sign * * * in order to obtain funds for the purchase of food and other necessaries.” Until August 15, 1933, the plaintiff paid the defendant SI 00 a month under the agreement. On May 24, 1934, the defendant sued for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ford v. FordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  2. Herrick v. HerrickNevada Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Campbell v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
  4. Schuster v. SchusterArizona Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Cooke v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Gleason v. GleasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Boyce v. BoyceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
  3. Hagen v. HagenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
  4. Cassaro v. CassaroOhio Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Henderson v. HendersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965

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