Legal Opinion
Carretta v. Carretta
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 22, 1952PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
58 So.2d 439 (1952)
CARRETTA
v.
CARRETTA.
Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division A.
April 22, 1952.
Hawkins & Orfinger, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
E.W. Gautier, New Smyrna, for appellee.
MATHEWS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a final decree of divorce. There are several assignments of error, but in view of the conclusions which we have reached, it will only be necessary to discuss one of them.
There can be no divorce unless there is first shown to be a valid marriage. In the bill of complaint the appellee claimed the existence of a common-law marriage based upon the following allegation:
"The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Leblanc v. YawnSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Marsicano v. MarsicanoSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- In Re: Estate of Rosa PriceSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Lambrose v. TophamSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
3Cited by13 opinions
- Bergh v. BerghDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Smith v. City of Daytona BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Chivers v. Couch Motor Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BrittonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Marshall v. SararDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
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