Case Name: HELFGOTT v. HELFGOTT
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1949-12-12
Citations: 179 F.2d 39
Docket Number: No. 10290
Parties: HELFGOTT v. HELFGOTT.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 179
Pages: 39–39

Head Matter:
HELFGOTT v. HELFGOTT.
No. 10290.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued Dec. 2, 1949.
Decided Dec. 12, 1949.
Mr. Harrison Fargo McConnell, Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. John R. Foley, Washington, D. C., for appellee.
Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER, and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A separation between husband and wife, though originally caused by the plaintiff's desertion of the defendant, was in our opinion "voluntary" for five consecutive years within the principle of Parks v. Parks, 73 App.D.C. 93, 116 F.2d 556. The plaintiff was therefore entitled to a divorce. 49 Stat. 539, § 1, D.C.Code (1940) § 16-403.
Reversed.