Case Name: Joseph F. HENDERSON, Appellant, v. Annabell Davis HENDERSON, Appellee
Court: District of Columbia Municipal Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1957-09-16
Citations: 134 A.2d 581
Docket Number: No. 2048
Parties: Joseph F. HENDERSON, Appellant, v. Annabell Davis HENDERSON, Appellee.
Judges: Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 134
Pages: 581–582

Head Matter:
Joseph F. HENDERSON, Appellant, v. Annabell Davis HENDERSON, Appellee.
No. 2048.
Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Submitted Sept. 9, 1957.
Decided Sept. 16, 1957.
Clinton W. Chapman, Washington, D. G, for appellant.
Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee, but filed no brief.
Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.

Opinion:
ROVER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint for absolute divorce. The husband sued his wife for an absolute divorce on the ground of voluntary separation from bed and board for five consecutive years without cohabitation (Code 1951, § 16-403).
The testimony adduced on behalf of the husband supported the allegations of the complaint. At the conclusion of the complainant's case the court said:
" I have consistently ruled that this is insufficient evidence to make a case, that there is no corroboration of the plaintiff that there was a voluntary separation. *
"I will dismiss it [the complaint] on the ground it hasn't been corroborated."
In view of Schroeder v. Schroeder the court was in error.
Reversed with instructions to grant a new trial.
. D.C.Mun.App., 133 A.2d 470.