Williams v. Williams

WALTER, Justice.

Leona Williams filed suit against Jessie T. Williams for a divorce from an alleged common law marriage, for a partition of their property, and for attorney’s fees. The defendant specifically denied he was the husband of the plaintiff and specifically denied that they were married on or about July 1, 1954, as alleged by the plaintiff. After the plaintiff rested her case, the court granted the defendant’s motion for an instructed verdict and rendered judgment for the defendant.

The parties will be referred to as they were in the trial court. The plaintiff has appealed from such…