Legal Opinion

Gorman v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1859PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Nacogdoches. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. O. Hicks. This was-an indictment for unlawful marriage. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.

Both marriages were fully established, as alleged. The first one, with Louisa Shack, in the state of Mississippi, on the 10th of April, 1857; and the second, with Elizabeth Jane Cleaveland, in Nacogdoches county, in this state, on the 1st day of October, 1857. One of the witnesses states, that he saw Gorman and his wife Louisa together, once or twice, in Mississippi, after their marriage, and that he came with witness to this country, the 1st of June, 1857. None of the witnesses had seen Louisa, during a period of at least four months before the second marriage; but a month or two after the…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Williams v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  2. State v. RockerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  3. State v. GoodrichWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Bryan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Dunlap v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1912

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