Legal Opinion
Jwaideh v. Jwaideh
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 1958No. 2116PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant brought this action seeking an annulment of his marriage on the ground that his wife was incapable of entering into the married state due to “psychogenic causes.” The wife filed a noncommittal answer but did not appear at trial. At the conclusion of appellant’s evidence, the trial judge held, among other things, that the suit was barred by laches and dismissed the complaint. This appeal followed.
The parties were married on December 20, 1948, in Syracuse, New York. In August 1949 they took up residence here and appellant’s complaint was filed June 19, 1957,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kaufman v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Johnnie C. Duncan v. Arthur E. SummerfieldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Scott v. ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Donati v. ChurchNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Osborne v. OsborneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mitchell v. MitchellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Riedl v. RiedlDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Pritchard v. PurcellHigh Court of American Samoa · 1989