Sikes v. Guest

SHANNON, Acting Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, allegedly the widow of the ■deceased, James F. Sikes, brought suit under the wrongful death statute claiming that the defendant negligently caused the death of the deceased. The lower court entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, finding that the plaintiff was not the wife of the deceased, and the plaintiff has appealed.

In the summary final judgment the chancellor found that the plaintiff was divorced on May 25, 1949, from one Ruggles. In August, 1950, the plaintiff and Lewis Meighen went through the motions of a ceremonial marriage,…