Hill v. Shreve

BERRY, Justice.

Defendant in error, S. C. Shreve, as surviving husband, sought to obtain appointment as administrator of the estate of Nell Hill Shreve, deceased. Harold E. Hill, the only child of Nell Shreve, brought this appeal from an adverse judgment which adjudicated the existence of a common-law marriage between the defendant in error and the decedent.

Decedent married Roy Hill prior to the year 1928. One male child was born of that union who is plaintiff in error here. Roy Hill left his home in 1928 and, insofar as the record shows, was not seen thereafter by any witness testifying,…