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JOHNSON v. YOUNG

Nos. 9073, 9776.

372 A.2d 992 (1977)

Vonnie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Mattie YOUNG, Appellee. Levy S. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Vonnie B. JOHNSON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 12, 1977.

Rehearing En Banc Denied May 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dovey J. Roundtree, Washington, D.C., for Vonnie Johnson.

Samuel Green, Washington, D.C., for Mattie Young and Levy S. Johnson.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and MACK, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

These consolidated appeals are from contradictory rulings in two closely related cases in which the crucial issue was whether a valid marriage exists between cross-appellants Levy and Vonnie Johnson.1 In separate proceedings in the trial court, different trial judges reached opposite conclusions on this question.

On March 9, 1933, Alma [also known as Elma, Eleanor, or Jean] Lee Berkley obtained a divorce...

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