Sturm v. Sturm

"The parties to this suit were born in Galicia, then and thereafter, until the treaty of Versailles was consummated in the year 1918, a province of the monarchy of Austria-Hungary. In February of the year of 1906 they went through a ceremony of marriage to each other, which was performed by a rabbi of the Jewish faith in that province. At that time and until the year 1918 there was in force and effect in Galicia a code of civil laws which prescribed certain formalities to be observed in the performance of such marriage ceremonies, including an announcement of the proposed marriage in the…