OLIVER v. OLIVER

No. 10405.

185 F.2d 429 (1950)

OLIVER v. OLIVER.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph J. Lyman, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Anthony L. Montaquila, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Abraham Chaifetz, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before PROCTOR, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the validity of a ceremonial marriage at Baltimore, Maryland, between the parties, and the legitimacy of a child born to appellant.

The controversy grows out of the following facts. Merton A. Oliver, appellee, was the husband of Frances Mae Oliver. She sued for absolute divorce in the District Court upon the ground of desertion. The divorce was granted April 17, 1946. The decree, drawn agreeably to § 421 of...

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