Legal Opinion
Clark v. Clark
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1958No. 2192PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellant wife, a resident of Maryland, brought suit against her husband in the District of Columbia, seeking maintenance for herself and their minor children. The trial court found that the husband was also a resident of Maryland and that Maryland was the most convenient forum for determination of the issues in the case, and ordered the case dismissed on the ground of forum non conveniens, and refused to award counsel fees to the wife. On this appeal she says each of these actions of the trial court was erroneous.
With respect to the husband's residence, the evidence…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Melvin v. MelvinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Tasanilla Hopson v. Delores Palmer HopsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Shellman v. ShellmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Curley v. CurleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Gray v. Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ritz v. RitzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Dorati v. DoratiDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- McGehee v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Asch v. TaveresDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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