Legal Opinion
Sterrett v. Sterrett
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 1960No. Appeal, 243PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno,
On May 1, 1939, William Sterrett and Dorothy Willis agreed to live together as a married couple. They went through a homemade ritual wherein Dorothy said to William: “I, Dorothy, take you Bill for my lawful wedded husband,” and he replied to her in reciprocal language. From then on they lived together as husband and wife, they were so regarded in the community in which they made their home, and all went as well as a wedding bell, although it had never ceremonially rung in their behalf.
On July 22, 1952, they decided to supply this deficiency. They took out a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- C. I. T. Corporation v. FlintSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Stuckey v. Keefe's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
- McCurdy & Stevenson v. CanningSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Pregrad v. PregradSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Hetzel v. LincolnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Shapiro v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Brenner v. SukenikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Harrisburg School District v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Fiore v. FioreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- B.K. Medical Systems, Inc. Pension Plan v. Roberts (In Re Roberts)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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