Masocco v. Schaaf
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtRhodes, J.
The appeal presents the question whether the claimant is the widow of the deceased employee. It is undisputed that the parties went through the form of a religious marriage ceremony performed by a priest in a church at Guilano Di Roma, Italy, on October 29, 1921; that they thereafter cohabited together and a daughter was born of the marriage, such child being now' deceased. It is the claim of the appellants that a religious ceremony of marriage is not recognized by the civil authorities as having any validity. Witnesses for each party testified that common-law marriages are not recognized in…
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