Legal Opinion
Sears v. Sears
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 26, 1937No. 6905PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
On May 18, 1934, the appellant, Teresa H. Sears, as plaintiff, filed a bill of complaint in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, against John R. Sears, whom she described as her husband, praying for a limited divorce from him and for alimony. The plaintiff alleged that on November 12, 1927, plaintiff and defendant were lawfully married in the city of Washington, D. C.; that until the month of September, 1930,, the parties lived together in harmony, and that plaintiff fully discharged her duties as the wife of defendant, but that defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Simmons v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
- Frey v. FreyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Kraskin v. KraskinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Prevost v. MorgenthauDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- Ryan v. RyanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1954
- Carpenter v. CarpenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
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