Legal Opinion

Heflinger v. Heflinger

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 14, 1923PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Hustings Court, Part II, of the city of Richmond. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.

By a decree of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk, made June 22, 1920, Charles Heflinger was granted an absolute divorce from his wife, Verna B. Heflinger, on the ground of desertion. The decree made no order as to the right of either party to marry again, nor any reference to the statute on the subject. Thereafter, the said Charles Heflinger, the appellee, and Clelia L. Ramsey, the appellant, both of whom were citizens and residents of Virginia and had no intention of changing their-citizenship or residences, left Virginia, and on July 10, 1920, were married in the city of Baltimore,…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. McMullen v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  2. Christmas v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  3. Cheever v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  4. Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  5. Commonwealth v. LaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. MacDougall v. LevickSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  2. Goodloe v. HawkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  3. Simmons v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
  4. Henderson v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
  5. Burnette v. VoidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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