Hicks v. Cochran
New York Court of Chancery
In the year one thousand eight hundred and one, Henry Pritchard and Mariana, his reputed wife, emigrated from England and settled in the city of New York. It appeared that they had lived together in England as man and wife.
Read the full summary
In the year one thousand eight hundred and one, Henry Pritchard and Mariana, his reputed wife, emigrated from England and settled in the city of New York. It appeared that they had lived together in England as man and wife. In the month of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, an act was passed by the legislature of the State of New York, authorizing these parties respectively to take real estate to the amount of twenty thousand dollars in the state, either by descent or purchase; and to hold or dispose of the same in the same manner as natural bom citizens. In the month of May, one…
1Opinion of the Court
The Vice-Chancellor :
Henry Pritchard and Mariana Pritchard, whose transactions have given rise to the bill in this cause and who are represented, the latter by the complainant as her executor and the former by the defendants as his executors, are, I think, to be regarded in the light of husband and wife for all the purposes of this suit.
Although a marriage ceremony may never have taken place, yet, having lived and cohabited together as man and wife both in England and in this country for twenty years, having publicly represented themselves to be such—been so considered and acknowledged by…
2Cited by12 opinions
- Hesseltine v. McLaughlinWashington Supreme Court · 1892
- Fladung v. RoseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
- Miner v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Brown v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Dickerson v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1873
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.