Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Simmons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 1927No. 4518PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
Ap-pellee, Irene Simmons, hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, brought a suit for absolute divorce in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against her alleged husband, Herbert Simmons, and a corespondent. Defendant husband answered the bill, and also filed a cross-bill, praying for an annulment of the marriage between himself and the plaintiff, on the ground that, when the marriage took place, plaintiff had a husband living, from whom she had not been legally divorced.
The case was heard on the cross-bill and answer thereto, and from the evidence it…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Martin v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
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