Legal Opinion
Nellis v. Pressman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1971No. 5911PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Mrs. Muriel Pressman Nellis, seeks reversal of an injunction ordering her to refrain from causing her children, Amy and Adam, to be known by any surname other than their father’s, Mr. Howard Pressman (appellee). The facts are lengthy and complicated and require a rather full recital.
Mrs. Nellis was married to Mr. Pressman on March 25, 1951. During this marriage, which ended in divorce on October 18, 1964, two children were born. Adam is now 16 years old,1 and his sister, Amy, is now about 13 and a half.2 Shortly after the divorce, Mrs. Nellis married her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mark v. KahnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Degerberg v. McCormickCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1963
- Degerberg v. McCormickCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1963
- Bilenkin v. BilenkinOhio Court of Appeals · 1945
- Ouellette v. OuelletteOregon Supreme Court · 1966
3Cited by4 opinions
- Petition of ChristjohnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- RENEE MONIQUE MELBOURNE v. MARCUS TAYLORDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
- Nellis v. PressmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- RENEE MONIQUE MELBOURNE v. MARCUS TAYLORDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016