Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Franklin
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 28, 1948No. 9706PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
In 1934, in a suit brought by appellant against her husband, the appellee, the District Court awarded her the custody of their minor children and ordered him to pay her $50 a month “as maintenance for herself and the minor children.” Twelve years later, in 1946, she moved in the same suit to adjudge him in contempt and for a money judgment fo'r accumulated arrears. After a hearing on this motion the court found “(a) That the defendant, John W. Franklin, ceased his payments to the plaintiff December 1, 1942, after the plaintiff, Bessie E. Franklin, advised him that she…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Sistare v. SistareSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Lynde v. LyndeSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Lynde v. Lynde; Lynde v. LyndeSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Winkel v. WinkelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1940
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kephart v. KephartCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Tasanilla Hopson v. Delores Palmer HopsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- William F. Brandt v. Ruth S. BrandtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Gore v. GoreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Ryan v. RyanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1954
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