Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Stone
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 24, 1992No. 74166Published
1Opinion of the Court
842 P.2d 754 (1992)
Etzell H. COPELAND, Appellant,
v.
Dora "Dot" STONE a/k/a Dora Copeland, Appellee.
No. 74166.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
November 24, 1992.
Duane Lobaugh, Oklahoma City, for appellant.
Donald Easter, Oklahoma City, for appellee.
KAUGER, Justice:
The issue presented is whether, pursuant to 12 O.S. 1981 § 1280,[1] a marriage contracted in another state in violation of the statute's six-month prohibition against remarriage is valid in Oklahoma. Because 12 O.S. 1981 § 1280 prohibits only those marriages celebrated within Oklahoma during the six-month period following a divorce, we find…
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2Cases cited54 opinions
- Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Loughran v. LoughranSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Fisher v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- McVicker v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF COUNTY OF CADDOSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Becknell v. State Industrial CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
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