Davis v. Whitlock
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DeVoee, J., Gherokee, Fall'term, 1909. Action by Wylie S. Davis against Araminta Whitlock. Defendant appeals. cite: After death of former husband marital relations continuing, the present marriage becomes valid: 1 Eng. App. Cas., 686; 52 C. C. A. 568; 108 N. Y. S. 164; 124 Am. St. R. Ill; 127 N. W. 313; 125 Mich. 340; 24 Cal. 510; 88 Ind. 494; 4 Johns. 52; 173 N. Y. 266; 6 A. & E. Ann. C. 483; 182 Mass. 476; 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 244; 60 D. R. A. 605; 64 Am.
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Before DeVoee, J., Gherokee, Fall'term, 1909. Action by Wylie S. Davis against Araminta Whitlock. Defendant appeals. cite: After death of former husband marital relations continuing, the present marriage becomes valid: 1 Eng. App. Cas., 686; 52 C. C. A. 568; 108 N. Y. S. 164; 124 Am. St. R. Ill; 127 N. W. 313; 125 Mich. 340; 24 Cal. 510; 88 Ind. 494; 4 Johns. 52; 173 N. Y. 266; 6 A. & E. Ann. C. 483; 182 Mass. 476; 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 244; 60 D. R. A. 605; 64 Am. D. R. 256. cites1: Generally as to the contract of marriage: 1 Hill 10; 5 Rich. Eq. 126; 2 S'tndb. 10; 26 Cyc. 863, 848; 4 John 52;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Me. Justice Woods.
This action by the plaintiff to have his marriage with the defendant declared mull rests on the allegation that the defendant’s former husband, William Whitlock, was living at the time of her attempted marriage with the plaintiff, that the defendant concealed the fact of her first marriage from the plaintiff and that he was ignorant of its lexistemoe until just before the commencement of this action.
The facto, which are ini -the maim undisputed, we find to be as follows: The defendanit, whose maiden name was Ara-minta Dooklbart,…
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