Elliott v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the County Court of the City and County of Denver: Eon. Ben B. Lindsey, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell
Action by defendant in error, as plaintiff in the court below, against plaintiff in error, as defendant, for a divorce and alimony.
*299A common-law marriage, adultery and extreme cruelty were alleged; a divorce, suit money, temporary and permanent alimony were prayed.
The answer was a general denial and an affirmative defense that at the date of the. alleged common-law marriage the defendant had a wife living, which fact plaintiff well knew. There was no reply.
Upon trial to a jury, a verdict was returned to the effect that there was a common-law marriage and that both parties had been guilty of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Daum v. ConleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1899
- Redington v. RedingtonColorado Court of Appeals · 1892
- Burton v. SnyderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- Hume v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
- Cupples v. CupplesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1905
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