Rivieccio v. Bothan

Giovanni Rivieccio died on December 23, 1940, in Oakland from injuries received in an accident while driving a truck of his employer. Plaintiff contends that she is his widow and in this action for declaratory relief prays that a final decree of divorce entered in his favor by the Superior Court of San Francisco be set aside.

The decedent married plaintiff in Quincy, Massachusetts, on August 6, 1924. They lived together, first in Quincy and later in Italy. In March, 1928, plaintiff returned to Quincy with the consent of her husband. He stayed in Italy because he did not have a permit to…