Legal Opinion
Corkum v. Clark
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 23, 1928PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff in this suit in equity seeks to have both the divorce decree from her obtained by her late husband, Aubrey D. Corkum, in the State of Washington, and his subsequent marriage to the defendant declared null and void and to have herself declared the widow of said Aubrey. There is a prayer for an injunction to restrain the defendant from representing herself to be the widow of Corkum and from claiming, as his widow, any money or property as aid, pension, or compensation. There is also a prayer for an accounting and for general relief.
By her answer the defendant admitted the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by35 opinions
- In Re the Estate of HolmesNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Tuells v. FlintMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Bergeron v. BergeronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Durfee v. DurfeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Bancroft v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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