Roote v. Roote
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as an equity court, dismissing a bill of complaint for divorce. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
This is an action for divorce, brought in the supreme court of the District of Columbia by appellant, Oían G. Eoote, complainant below, against his wife, Charlotte E. Eoote, alias Lottie E. Eoote, alias Alice Williams, defendant. Erom a decree of the court dismissing the bill, the case comes here on appeal.
It appears that complainant and defendant were married in the city of Washington on April 30, 1907. Defendant, prior to her marriage, had been an inmate of a house of prostitution in this city. Complainant had been in the habit of visiting her at this place, and was fully cognizant of the…
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- Viertel v. ViertelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Levy v. LevyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
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