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COURTNEY v. COURTNEY

No. 3742.

214 A.2d 478 (1965)

Patricia A. COURTNEY, Appellant, v. Harry B. COURTNEY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 24, 1965.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clement Theodore Cooper, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Don Lockett Young, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee but filed no brief.

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

QUINN, Associate Judge:

The District of Columbia divorce statute provides for an absolute divorce upon the ground that a spouse has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to a penal institution for not less than two years, part of which sentence has actually been served.1 Appellant sued for divorce under this section,2 alleging that appellee had been convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to the Lorton...

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