Springer v. Springer

Peter P. Smith,

Official Referee. This is an action brought by plaintiff wife for a judgment declaring the marital status of the *821parties. The action was uncontested. The pleadings and proof established that on April 14, 1920, in Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the parties participated in a marriage ceremony performed by a Catholic priest in the presence of two witnesses and in accordance with the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. At that time plaintiff was a citizen of Canada, defendant a citizen of the United States, and both resided in Canada. No marriage license'was…