Case Name: MOORE v. MOORE
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1949-12-12
Citations: 179 F.2d 38
Docket Number: No. 9996
Parties: MOORE v. MOORE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 179
Pages: 38–38

Head Matter:
MOORE v. MOORE.
No. 9996.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued Oct. 31, 1949.
Decided Dec. 12, 1949.
Mr. Herman Miller, Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. James D. Graham, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) for ap-pellee.
Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant attacks a limited divorce for cruelty, granted his wife, upon the ground of insufficient evidence to support the judgment.
The courts of this jurisdiction have held consistently that under its laws where there is no physical violence a divorce for cruelty will not lie unless the mistreatment has caused injury to the health of the complaining spouse.
In the present case there was no physical violence or abuse, and no evidence that the wife's health had suffered by reason of the husband's mistreatment and neglect. In these circumstances it is dear that the charge of cruelty was not proved. Therefore, the judgment is
Reversed.
EDGERTON, J., concurs in the result.
. Sec. 4, Act of June 19, 1860, 12 Stat. at Large, p. 59, 31 Stat 1345, ch. 854, § 966, March 3, 1901, D.C.Code 1929, Tit. 14, § 63, 49 Stat 539, ch. 453, § 1, Aug. 7,1935, D.C.Code 1940, § 16—403.
. Densmore v. Densmore, 1888, 6 Mackey 544, 17 D.C. 544; Ogden v. Ogden, 1900, 17 App.D.C. 104; Waltenberg v. Waltenberg, 1924, 54 App.D.C. 383, 298 F. 842; Trice v Trice, 1925, 55 App.D.C. 328, 5 F.2d 543; Taylor v. Taylor, 1933, 62 App.D.C. 316, 67 F.2d 582; Kimmell v. Kimmell, 1948, 84 U.S.App.D.C. 177, 171 F.2d 340.