Legal Opinion
Chapple v. Chapple
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1964No. 3540PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding appellee a limited divorce on the ground of cruelty. 1 The trial judge’s ruling was based on the finding that appellant had struck appellee with a glass on September 23, 1963. On appeal, the wife contends that a single isolated act of cruelty is insufficient grounds for divorce under the statute and that the $200 monthly alimony award in her favor was inadequate.
A review of the record discloses that the parties were mature individuals experienced at matrimony. Both had been previously married, the husband several times.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Waltenberg v. WaltenbergCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1924
- Walden v. WaldenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Mooney v. MooneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by5 opinions
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