Legal Opinion
Granville-Smith v. Granville-Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 11, 1955No. 261PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
This case concerns § 9 (a) of the divorce law of the Virgin Islands:
“Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 8 and 9 hereof, [1] if the plaintiff is within the district at the time of the filing of the complaint and has been continuously for six weeks immediately prior thereto, this shall be prima facie evidence of domicile, and where the defendant *3has been personally served within the district or enters a general appearance in the action, then the Court shall have jurisdiction of the action and of the parties thereto without further reference to domicile or to the place where the marriage…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Child Labor Tax CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Jose Guerrido, Libellant v. Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- United States v. William Brainer, Eugene Gressman, Esq., Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Romero v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Virgo Corp. v. PaiewonskyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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