In Re Estate of Keimig

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an appeal from a judgment denying the claim of an alleged common law wife to her purported husband’s estate.

The plaintiff-appellant, Ruth Ann Huss, was first married in 1920 to Joseph Cavanaugh. A daughter was bom as a result of this marriage. In 1922 appellant secured a divorce from Mr. Cavanaugh.

In 1925 appellant was married in Kansas City, Kansas, to Walter A. Keimig, the decedent whose estate she now claims. Eventually marital difficulties developed between appellant and Walter and they started living apart. Appellant filed suit…