REA v. REA

Civ. No. 1838.

124 F.Supp. 922 (1954)

Jeannette REA, Plaintiff, v. John P. REA, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

October 14, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Alexander, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Jean M. Boardman, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion by the plaintiff in a divorce suit for summary judgment. The motion is based on a claim of res judicata, in that the material issues of fact had been adjudicated in prior litigation between the parties.

It is the policy of this jurisdiction that no divorce should be granted except on the basis of a hearing in open court at which evidence is adduced. The purpose of that policy is to prevent collusion in divorce...

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