SCOTT v. SCOTT

No. 2258.

147 A.2d 449 (1959)

Leonard A. SCOTT, Appellant, v. Mary L. SCOTT, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley S. Williams, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

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

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


ROVER, Chief Judge.

The husband filed a complaint for an absolute divorce on the ground of five years' voluntary separation. Code, § 16-403. The wife defended, claiming that the separation was not voluntary on her part and filed a counter-claim for an absolute divorce on the ground of adultery. The court, after a hearing, dismissed both the original complaint and the counter-claim. Only the husband appeals.

After hearing a number of witnesses, including...

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