PLATER v. PLATER

No. 2719.

172 A.2d 142 (1961)

Jeremiah PLATER, Sr., Appellant, v. Laura M. PLATER, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Genn, Washington, D. C., with whom Brown, Genn & Brown, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Albert N. Lobl, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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


HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant husband sued appellee wife for a limited divorce on the ground of cruelty and in the same action sought an order requiring the wife to surrender to him the passbooks to a building and loan association account and a bank account. The wife answered, denying cruelty on her part, seeking separate maintenance and support, and asserting an interest in the two accounts.

At the conclusion of the trial the court found that prior to...

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