Legal Opinion
Gladys S. Roberts v. James E. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 5, 1955No. 12339PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Gladys Roberts appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, entered April 26, 1954, which granted her husband, Dr. James E. Roberts, an absolute divorce on the ground of voluntary separation from bed and board for five consecutive years without cohabitation. Two-previous attempts by Roberts to obtain a divorce in this jurisdiction were unsuccessful. The history of the prior litigation is essential to an understanding of the only question presented here: whether the separation was voluntary during-the statutory period…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Parks v. ParksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Schlein v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Boyce v. BoyceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Martin v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Bowers v. BowersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Henderson v. HendersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Glendening v. GlendeningDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Bondurant v. BondurantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Oatley v. OatleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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