Burdine v. Burdine

In this opinion the parties will be designated as they appeared in the trial court. Plaintiff in error was defendant.

Plaintiff filed her petition in this divorce action, alleging that she and defendant entered into a verbal agreement to become husband and wife, and that such agreement was consummated by cohabitation and mutual assumption of marital duties and obligations, and that such relations were maintained by the parties in good faith; that they held themselves out to the public as man and wife and were so recognized in the community by their relatives, friends and associates. It was…