Legal Opinion
Peters v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1951No. 1105PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
By information filed in the Juvenile Court, appellant was charged with being the father of a child born out of wedlock. The complainant was a married .woman who initiated the action pursuant to Public Law 917, Chapter 1225, 81st Congress, 2d Session, approved January 11, 1951. 1 A jury found appellant guilty of siring the child. Plis motions for new trial were overruled'- and the court entered an order requiring him to support' the child- This appeal followed.
Complainant testified that she and her husband were separated in October 1948 and continued so until approximately…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- United States v. JacobsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Lewis v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Neild v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Fuller v. FullerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goldman v. GoldmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- In Re the Marriage of SchnecklothSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Mannan v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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