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Roorda v. Roorda

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 14, 1941No. 45621PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOliver, J.

The petition in equity, filed in 1939, against Detmer Roorda and Spencer Roorda, alleged that in 1929 plaintiff-appellant, Anna Roorda, secured a decree of divorce from defendant-appellee, Detmer Roorda, in California where the parties then resided; that the decree gave her custody of their three minor children and awarded her $15 per week for their support and maintenance; that in 1938, she secured judgment in Sioux County, Iowa, for $7,160, the then accumulated amount of the California judgment; that immediately after the divorce Detmer had returned to Sioux County, Iowa, arid to prevent…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Nichols v. EatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Moorehead's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  3. Meek v. BriggsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  4. Erickson v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
  5. Stewart's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Van Dyke v. First National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  2. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
  3. In Re Trust Created by MoultonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  4. In Re Estate of ToneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  5. Matter of Estate of DodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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