Lorimer v. Lorimer
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Ejectment by Emily Lorimer against David Lorimer and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff, who claims to be the widow, by virtue of a common-law marriage, of Thomas Lorimer, deceased. From a verdict in her favor, the defendants, who represent the estate of Thomas Lorimer, appeal. It is the claim of defendants that the testimony, construing it most favorably for plaintiff, does not show a marriage between the parties, and that the court should have directed a verdict in favor of defendants for that reason.
The plaintiff was sworn as a witness. Her testimony shows that prior to 1882 she was a woman of the town, and that Lorimer…
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