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Gatterdam v. Gatterdam

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jun 15, 1949
86 N.E.2d 614 (Ohio 1949)

Opinion

No. 31814

Decided June 15, 1949.

Supreme Court — Dismissal — No debatable constitutional question involved — Divorce and alimony — Plaintiff (woman) claimed common-law marriage — Defendant (man) claimed illicit relationship — Birth of children during disputed relation — Plaintiff of a Protestant faith and defendant Roman Catholic — Divorce granted and child support awarded — Defendant's claim that paternity not established prior to divorce proceeding — No jury had — Freedom of religion — Due process — Article I, Amendments, and Section 1, Article XIV, Amendments, U.S. Constitution.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin county.

Mr. J. Paul McNamara and Mr. R.A. Hawley, for appellee.

Mr. Peter Albietz and Mr. John M. Scott, for appellant.


It is ordered and adjudged that this appeal as of right be, and the same hereby is, dismissed for the reason that no debatable constitutional question is involved.

Appeal dismissed.

WEYGANDT, C.J., MATTHIAS, HART, ZIMMERMAN, STEWART, TURNER and TAFT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Gatterdam v. Gatterdam

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jun 15, 1949
86 N.E.2d 614 (Ohio 1949)
Case details for

Gatterdam v. Gatterdam

Case Details

Full title:GATTERDAM, APPELLEE v. GATTERDAM, APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jun 15, 1949

Citations

86 N.E.2d 614 (Ohio 1949)
86 N.E.2d 614

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