Wynne v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for abandonment of child; from Fulton superior court — Judge W. E. Thomas presiding. February 22, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, J.
1. By the common law and the law of this State, a mutual agreement to be hufeband and wife, by parties able to contract, followed by cohabitation, is recognized as a valid marriage. Askew v. Dupree, 30 Ga. 173; Dilloñ v. Dillon, 60 Ga. 204, 209; Clark v. Cassidy, 64 Ga. 662; Smith v. Smith, 84 Ga. 440 (11 S. E. 496, 8 L. R. A. 362); Dale v. State, 88 Ga. 552 (15 S. E. 287); Southern Railway Co. v. Brown, 126 Ga. 1, 2 (54 S. E. 911); Drawdy v. Hesters, 130 Ga. 161, 168 (60 S. E. 451, 15 L. R. A. (N. S.) 190); Oliver v. State, 7 Ga. App. 695, 697 (67 S. E. 886).
2. The accused was indicted for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Drawdy v. HestersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Southern Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Dale v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Askew v. DupreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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