Rice v. Rice
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Houston. The case was tried before Hon. Reuben A. Reeves, one of the district judges. The record in this case discloses that the defendant in error was a resident citizen of the State of Texas in the year 1830, then subject to the government and laws of the state of Mexico. In 1830 or 1831 the defendant commenced living with one Orispy Van, in the county of Shelby, and the rites of matrimony were celebrated by one Ryan, who was reputed to be an alcalde.
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Error from Houston. The case was tried before Hon. Reuben A. Reeves, one of the district judges. The record in this case discloses that the defendant in error was a resident citizen of the State of Texas in the year 1830, then subject to the government and laws of the state of Mexico. In 1830 or 1831 the defendant commenced living with one Orispy Van, in the county of Shelby, and the rites of matrimony were celebrated by one Ryan, who was reputed to be an alcalde. In about two years the defendant quit Orisjfy Van, and separated from her, and renounced all relation with her as his wife. In…
1Opinion of the CourtLindsay, J.
—In this case an action for divorce and alimony was brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error, alleging the marriage of the parties some time about the year 1833 or 1834; their continuous living together in that relation for a period of twenty-three years; the existence of three children, as the fruits of that connection; the abandonment by the husband, and his living in a state of adultery with another woman. These *177were the only material facts upon which the plaintiff’s right to a decree for divorce was predicated; and if these facts were true, and legally" established…
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