Bickford v. Carden

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Bickford, through inheritance, claims an interest in Polk County lands owned by Bota Carden when he died intestate in December 1946. The. appellee, Grady Carden, has acquired title of all the heirs except Joe Carden Bickford, who says his father was Julius Carden, and that Julius was Bota Carden’s brother.

The Special Chancellor found that appellant’s claim should be denied for want of proof that his father and mother were competent to contract a common law marriage, each, at the time their relationship began, having a living spouse.

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