Norman v. Burks

Plaintiff! is a married man, part owner with his wife, in what must have been a lucrative cosmetics business. They built up the business as individuals; later on it was incorporated.

He and his wife fell out. They lived separate and apart; the wife brought an action for divorce, and they entered into a property settlement agreement. He was served with summons and complaint, his default was entered, but the case went no further.

While estranged from his wife, plaintiff met the defendant, who must have been a personable and experienced young woman. Her first marriage in Kansas ended in a divorce.…