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ELLIS v. ELLIS

No. 2338.

149 A.2d 917 (1959)

Gussie C. ELLIS, Appellant, v. Maurice ELLIS, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 31, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurman L. Dodson, Washington, D. C., with whom E. Lewis Ferrell, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

William C. Davis, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee but filed no brief.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, HOOD, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

PER CURIAM.

We are asked to reverse a decision dismissing a complaint for limited divorce. Plaintiff-wife based her action on the ground of cruelty. She testified that her husband had inflicted several acts of mental and physical cruelty upon her, and she was in part corroborated by other witnesses. The husband in his testimony denied all the charges in detail, recited acts of violence by the wife, and placed on her the blame for their marital discord.

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