Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 15, 1951No. 10472_1PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question whether the United States District Court for the District of Columbia may properly award to a wife who obtains a divorce decree a portion of her husband’s real property.
Appellant does not here question the propriety of the divorce granted to his wife by the District Court’s decree, but claims- error in the award to her of property, alimony, and counsel fees. The trial court awarded the appellee wife “a 35% interest,” less certain deductions, in each of two pieces of real property, one of which was held solely in the husband’s name and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bray v. LandergrenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- Ring v. RingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Campbell v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Reilly v. ReillyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Richardson v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by35 opinions
- McEachnie v. McEachnieDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Mumma v. MummaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Jewell R. Mazique v. Edward C. MaziqueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Hemily v. HemilyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Turpin v. TurpinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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