Huard v. McTeigh

The principal question for decision in this case is the validity of the alleged marriage between the parties hereto, as we concede, in keeping with the findings of the trial court, that the defendant has by a preponderance of testimony established her allegations of cruel and inhuman treatment. The decree as rendered in the court- below is necessarily predicated upon the premise of a valid marriage. If there was not a valid marriage between these parties, it follows that there could not be a dissolution of the same. We cannot dissolve that which in fact does not exist. It is necessary in this…