Allen v. Allen

I concur in the judgment of the Court, but for the reason that there is a strong legal presumption favoring the validity of the “last” marriage — Jack’s to Flossie, as well as Wilda’s marriage to Garland.

We have often recognized this presumption in instances where conflicting claims of marriage were made. Marcum v. Zaring, Okl., 406 P.2d 970 (1965); Norton v. Coffield, Okl., 357 P.2d 434 (1960); Templeton v. Jones, 127 Okl. 1, 259 P. 543 (1927).

The following is the Court’s syllabus in Norton v. Coffield, supra:

“1. One of the strongest presumptions of the law, grounded in public policy…