The Archive · 1939

Judgment Reserved

It would seem, therefore, that the plaintiffs dilemma is a serious one if the court decides that his divorce was not legal by reason of the fact that at the time the decree was made final, his wife had already become an American citizen, thereby giving question to the validity of his subsequent divorce and remarriage. Final arguments in the case were concluded yesterday afternoon by Mr. Harris G. Nelson of Messrs. George Sellet, attorneys for the plaintiff, and Mr. Leighton Shields, United States District attorney. Judgment was reserved.

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