Legal Opinion
Dorothy I. MacPherson v. Charles R. MacPherson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1974No. 73-1710PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
In this conflict of laws case, we are called upon to interpret a separation agreement. The agreement provided, inter alia, that the husband (Charles MaePherson) was to pay $600.00 per month to the wife (Mrs. Dorothy MaePherson) until her remarriage. The wife remarried a bigamist and this marriage subsequently was annulled and declared void ab initio. Thereupon, the wife sued for payments under the agreement alleging that she had never remarried.
Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. The Tennessee rule of conflict of laws controls.
The critical issue is…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brown v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
- Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Emerson v. EmersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Agricultural Services Association, Incorporated v. Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Incorporated, and Waldo Rohnert Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Edward Manning, and Thomas Gaines, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- American Training Services, Inc. v. Commerce Union BankDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1976
- Shiah M. Arsham v. Walter BanciCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Dynamic Enterprises, Inc. v. Fitness World of Jackson, Inc. (In Re Dynamic Enterprises, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
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