LEONARDO v. LEONARDO

No. 14006.

251 F.2d 22 (1958)

Nell M. LEONARDO, Appellant, v. Peter S. LEONARDO and Rebecca Auteri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph M. Bonuso, Washington, D. C., submitted on the brief for appellant.

Mr. James G. Tyson, Washington, D. C., submitted on the brief for appellees.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

Nell M. Leonardo sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to be declared the common law wife of Peter L. Leonardo and, as such, entitled to an inchoate right of dower in the real estate at 1764 Columbia Road, N. W., allegedly owned by him at the time of marriage. During their courtship, she charged, Leonardo told her he had bought the property on May 4, 1945, and that when they were married she would share...

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