MENNA v. MENNA

No. 7173.

102 F.2d 617 (1939)

MENNA v. MENNA.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 9, 1939.

Rehearing Denied February 6, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward B. McCarthy, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and VINSON, Associate Justices.


GRONER, C. J.

In the District of Columbia a divorce a vinculo may be granted for conviction of a felony "involving moral turpitude" where the sentence is for as much as two years and is served in whole or in part.1

In this case Margaret Louise Menna sued her husband, Victor A. Menna, for absolute divorce. She alleged that he had been twice convicted under the Harrison Narcotic Act;2 that he had been...

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