Buck v. Buck

CALLISTER, Justice:

Plaintiff, Mrs. Buck, initiated an action to secure a divorce from Mr. Buck, defendant. The latter moved to dismiss the complaint for the reason that the parties had never been legally married. Mrs. Buck amended her complaint praying for an annulment and was awarded a decree based thereon. She now appeals from the provisions of that decree regarding the distribution of property.

This action was commenced about nineteen years after the parties went through a marriage ceremony in Mexico. At the time, both parties entered into the contract in good faith and thought it to be…