Legal Opinion
Carrera v. Carrera
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 28, 1949No. 9729PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Rosa H. Carrera sued her husband, Amable H. Carrera, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for separate maintenance for herself, and for the custody of and support for their fifteen-year old son. The Carreras are nationals of Ecuador, permanently resident in the United States. When the action was instituted, both were domestic servants in the Czechoslovakian Embassy.
Amable moved to quash the return showing service of process upon him and also moved to dismiss the complaint, claiming diplomatic immunity from the action. Such immunity…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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