Legal Opinion
Goodman v. Goodman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 22, 1928PublishedCited by 15 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
The evidence in this case proves the following facts:
Joseph Belcher and Matilda S. Spruell were lawfully married in 1907, and lived together as man and wife for seven or eight years. They then separated and later Matilda Belcher and Charles Goodman became infatuated with each other and lived together as man and wife several years, during which time, on May 8, 1918, she gave birth to a son, James Goodman, whose father was Charles Goodman. On September 25, 1918, believing they had the right to marry, Charles Goodmand and Matilda S. Belcher married according to the forms apd ceremonies of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Carroll v. CarrollTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Olmsted v. . OlmstedNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Adams v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Heflinger v. HeflingerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Proceedings of GilbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McClaugherty v. McClaughertySupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Rivieccio v. BothanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- State v. BraggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
- William C. Grove, Sr., and Rozalia Miller, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Grove, Jr., Deceased v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
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