Bruno v. Bruno

256 S.W.2d 341 (1953)

BRUNO

v.

BRUNO.

No. 5-10.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 16, 1953.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1953.

Milton McLees, North Little Rock, for appellant.

O. W. (Pete) Wiggins, House, Moses & Holmes and William M. Clark, Little Rock, for appellee.

WARD, Justice.

The suit for divorce brought by appellee against appellant presents for our consideration, on this appeal, the force and effect of an alleged "ceremonial" marriage of the two parties in 1946 in the state of New York.

First, a summary of the factual background to this proceeding will help to clarify that which follows. In 1944…