Lawrence v. Lawrence

The caveatrix, while testifying as to the agreement between the deceased and herself to become husband and .wife (this happening after the separation of the deceased and the applicant), testified; “When I went to Joe’s house to live I knew he had a wife. I was his housekeeper.” While the evidence showed that the marriage between the applicant and the deceased was void because of the applicant’s prior undissolved marriage to Charlie Lee Dobbs, the caveatrix nevertheless did not know at the time she went to live with the deceased that such marriage was void; therefore, she could not have…