Legal Opinion
Brandenburg v. Brandenburg
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 30, 1942No. Civ. A. No. 10210PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Justice.
The complaint for maintenance states an existing marriage and that plain-tic and defendant are residents of Maryland and that defendant husband is temporarily within the District. It has been the practice to take jurisdiction of such cases. Marcum v. Marcum, 61 App.D.C. 332, 62 F.2d 871; Rhodes v. Rhodes, 36 App.D.C. 261. Defendant made no objection to jurisdiction in his answer filed March 7, 1941.
The case of Curley v. Curley, 74 App. D.C. 163, 120 F.2d 730 was decided June 2, 1941. On March 31, 1941 defendant obtained an absolute divorce from plaintiff in Arkansas, in which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Curley v. CurleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Rhodes v. RhodesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1911
- Marcum v. MarcumCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lake Erie Chemical Company v. StinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965