Opdyke v. Opdyke

This is a divorce proceeding. A reading of the bill of complaint would give the impression that a marriage ceremony performed by a magistrate or minister had occurred between the parties to the litigation. The prayer for relief was, for a! decree of divorce, for a property decree, closing with a general prayer for relief. Defendant answered the averments of the bill of complaint and denied that the relationship of husband and wife ever existed between the parties, averring that he was incompetent to marry because prohibited by a decree of divorce granted to a former wife of his. The prayer of…