Legal Opinion

Whitehead v. Whitehead

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided January 19, 1972No. 4996PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*303OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MARUMOTO, J.

In this opinion, Sharon Ann Whitehead, plaintiff-appellee, will be referred to as plaintiff; John Jay Whitehead defendant, as defendant; and the State of Hawaii, intervenorappellant, as the State.

On October 21, 1969, plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce against defendant in the family court of the third circuit on the ground of grievous mental suffering inflicted upon her for more than 60 days. Defendant was served by registered mail at Bluebell, Utah, but did not answer.

By stipulation, the State was allowed to intervene. It filed an answer alleging that…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. GuestSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. AdamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Stottlemyer v. StottlemyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Fiorentino v. Probate CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  4. Shiffman v. AskewDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1973
  5. Coleman v. ColemanOhio Supreme Court · 1972

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