Legal Opinion
Violet S. David v. Lester S. Blumenthal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 1961No. 15772_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case is concerned with the nature and extent of the equitable jurisdiction of the Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court in a suit involving the support of minor children.
Appellant sued her former husband in the Domestic Relations Branch to secure increased monthly payments for the support of three minor children of the marriage and to compel the appellee-husband to perform, or to act to assure performance of, certain covenants made by him with respect to stated benefits for the children: summer camp, college educations, insurance protection and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hallowell v. CommonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Ellen L. Thomason v. William R. ThomasonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Dargel v. HendersonEmergency Court of Appeals · 1952
- Blumenthal v. BlumenthalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Evelyn Caton Harris v. Hollis B. Harris, Sr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General SessionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Sarah S. Wagner v. Charles A. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- McGehee v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Travis v. BensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Eisenberg v. EisenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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