Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. Detroit
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1972No. Docket 12754PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, P. J.
The meritorious question is whether Ila C. Stevenson, the cross-plaintiff and appellant, is the "widow” of William Stevenson within the meaning of that term as used in the chapter of the charter of the City of Detroit concerning the city’s general retirement system. * 1
William Stevenson married another woman, Minnie, on July 19, 1951. That marriage was dissolved on July 8, 1968, by the entry of a judgment of divorce.
Before the divorce, Stevenson entered into a marriage ceremony with Ila on November 1, 1967. Stevenson had commenced an action for divorce against Minnie on July 22, 1967, before…
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