Legal Opinion
Simons v. Simons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 8, 1951No. 10765PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.
This action for maintenance was filed in the District Court by Ruth C. Fjelstad in .behalf of appellants, her minor sons, against appellee, their father and her former husband. He moved to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that as none of the parties were residents. of the District of Columbia and “the welfare of children, rights of property, or other public interests in the District of Columbia” were not affected, the, court should decline to take jurisdiction of the case. The motion was granted and this appeal follows. The record shows the boys and their mother to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Gray v. Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Vertner v. VertnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Asch v. TaveresDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
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