Legal Opinion

Shammas v. Shammas

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided April 28, 1952PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

William J. Brennan, Jr., J.

Charles Shammas ñled a petition for divorce from Mary Shammas in the former Court of Chancery of May 4, 1947, alleging desertion. Mary Shammas answered denying the desertion and alleged that Charles Shammas after their marriage had returned to Syria and there entered into a bigamous marriage with one Bahia Deeb and lived in adultery with her. At the final hearing Shammas denied on cross-examination that he contracted a marriage with Bahia Deeb or committed adultery with her. Before the case was fully tried a money settlement…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  4. Marshall v. HolmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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