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BRETT v. BRETT

No. 2009.

133 A.2d 927 (1957)

Betty Ann BRETT, Appellant, v. Thomas Francis BRETT, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 10, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Z. Hodge, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Kent D. Thorup, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee, but filed no brief.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This was an uncontested action for absolute divorce alleging desertion1 and for custody of minor children. From the record before us, we think plaintiff's evidence tended to prove constructive desertion. The court, however, dismissed the action on the ground that plaintiff had failed to offer any evidence corroborating her testimony aside from an admission on the part of defendant, which was embodied in an affidavit...

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