Legal Opinion

Rodríguez Espinosa v. Díaz

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided July 12, 1945No. 9052Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mit. Justice De Jesús

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellants legitimate father contracted marriage with his first cousin, appellee herein, on July 26, 1913, without having previously obtained dispensation from the district court and without appellee’s father having granted the authorization required to contract marriage inasmuch as at that time she was only 20 years of age. They continued to live together after appellee became of age, without any attack having been brought against the marriage which was later dissolved by the death of appellant’s father, who left some property and as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Estate of Guthery v. WetzelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1920
  2. Chandler v. HaydenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  3. State v. CouvillionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906

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