Arnold v. Arnold

The plaintiff and Julius C. Arnold, now deceased, were married on September 12, 1917, at the city of Niles, in this State, by a priest of the Roman Catholic church. They were divorced on April 23, 1924, on a bill therefor filed by plaintiff. Mr. Arnold died on October 1, 1929. It is the claim of the plaintiff that after the divorce was granted there was a common-law marriage between her and the deceased, and that as his widow she is entitled to certain of the property owned by him at the time of his death.

It is undisputed that soon after the divorce was granted the plaintiff returned to her…