McCoy v. District of Columbia

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a finding that appellant was not the common-law wife, and thus, is not the widow of the late Hurland T. McCoy. The finding operates to deny appellant her claim against the District of Columbia for salary and annual leave unpaid to Mr. McCoy at the time of his death.

In her effort to prove existence of her common-law marriage, the appellant testified that she “married” Mr. McCoy in August, 1947. 1 The balance of her testimony was an effort to demonstrate absence of any impediment to the asserted marriage, cohabitation and a general community reputation…