McDaniels v. McDaniels

Citations

• 5 Alaska 107

Syllabus

<p>Divoece <&wkey;22—Marriage <&wkey;20(l).</p> <p>About November 15, 1910, defendant procured a marriage license from the authorities at Vancouver, B. C., authorizing the plaintiff and defendant to intermarry. Plaintiff was a woman of foreign birth, unfamiliar with the English language and customs. She was informed by the defendant that said paper or marriage license was all the formality or ceremony necessary to constitute marriage. Plaintiff agreed with the defendant to become his wife, and they resided together, openly and notoriously, as husband and wife from that time till this suit was brought for divorce. Held, the parties were married by contract or common-law marriage, and that the plaintiff was entitled to the divorce prayed for.</p> <p>cgx^oSee same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>