Legal Opinion

Goodloe v. Hawk

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 24, 1940No. 7437PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VINSON, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing an annulment action. The propriety of the dismissal depends upon the effect to be given a decree of a Virginia court divorcing the appellee (defendant below) from her first husband.

From the conflicting testimony in the record and the findings of the District Court thereon, the circumstances surrounding this challenged divorce decree appear as follows : The appellee married one C. M. Hawk in 1918 and lived with him in the District of Columbia until May 1, 1923, when he deserted her. About this time she…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Williamson v. OsentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Glaser v. GlaserNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  4. Kaufman v. KaufmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
  5. Cardinale v. CardinaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Spellens v. SpellensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Rediker v. RedikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  3. In Re the Estate of HolmesNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. Harlan v. HarlanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  5. Kazin v. KazinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979

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