Legal Opinion

Croyle v. Croyle

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 21, 1944No. [No. 50, October Term, 1944.]PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.

This is a suit by the appellant to nullify, on the ground of fraud, a decree of divorce obtained in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on November 2, 1937, by her late husband, Charles R. Croyle, a Spanish-Am-erican War veteran who died in May, 1943. The avowed object of the suit is to obtain adjudication that the appellant, and not the appellee, is the “lawful widow” 'of the said decedent and therefore entitled to property rights in his estate, particularly the right to a pension as the widow of a war veteran. The appellee’s demurrer to this bill was sustained without leave to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Westco-Chippewa Pump Co. v. Delaware Electric & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
  2. Boehm v. BoehmCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
  3. Lawrence v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  4. Allen v. MaclellanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849
  5. Comstock v. AdamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Sinclair v. WeberCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  2. Hauver v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
  3. Master v. MasterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  4. Anderson v. DyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. Fisher, Admrx. v. DeMarrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961

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