Legal Opinion
Dennett v. Dennett
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 21, 1934No. 5904PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HITZ, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal by a wife from a decree of absolute divorce rendered against her in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
The two questions presented are: First, as to the jurisdiction of the court, and, secondly, as to the sufficiency of the evidence to establish the adultery alleged against the wife and the corespondent.
The controlling provision of the Code 1901 (section 971 [D. C. Code 1820, T. 14, § 61]) is that “no decree of nullity of marriage or divorce shall be rendered in favor of anyone not a resident of the District of Columbia,” and the primary…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rollings v. RollingsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
3Cited by4 opinions
- Alves v. AlvesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Stephenson v. StephensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Hicks v. HicksDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1941
- Rudd v. RuddDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971