Goldman v. Dithrich

William A. Goldman died October 13, 1931, leaving appellant as his surviving wife with whom he had years before contracted a common law marriage. On October 21, 1931, eight days after her husband’s death, appellant went through a marriage ceremony with her son-in-law, E. J. Ganz in Brook County, West Virginia. She later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, and on November 22, 1932, was married to Edward C. Dithrich who dies testate June 19, 1933, possessed of considerable real and personal property.

In due course, appellant dissented from the terms of Dithrich’s will which was filed for probate…