Legal Opinion
Wilburn v. Wilburn
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 1963No. 3252PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This was a suit by the wife for •maintenance and for custody of a child of the parties. The complaint was filed on October 27, 1960, and the answer, coupled with a motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non convenient, was filed on February 6, 1961. The motion to dismiss was denied on June 9, 1961, and on July 7, 1961, when the husband failed to appear for pretrial following several continuances, the trial court ordered the answer stricken and the case to proceed as in default. In August 1961 the wife and several witnesses who appeared in her behalf gave testimony at…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- North Branch Products, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, of Millington, Michigan v. W. Reuen Fisher, Village of Entrance, Alberta, CanadaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Melvin v. MelvinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Goodwine v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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