Legal Opinion

DePotty v. DePotty

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 5, 1956No. 5-1037PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SeaborN Holt, Associate Justice.

This is an action by appellant seeking to annul his marriage to ap-pellee. Prom a decree denying and dismissing his prayer for annulment comes this appeal.

There appears to be little if any dispute as to essential facts. The parties were united in marriage in the border city of Texarkana on the Arkansas side by a duly ordained minister, whose credentials are not questioned, and the marriage was solemnized in the presence of witnesses according to the forms and customs of the church to which the minister belonged. The parties were fully competent to marry.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Furth v. FurthSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  2. Feehley v. FeehleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1916
  3. Melcher v. MelcherNebraska Supreme Court · 1918

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Carabetta v. CarabettaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Goode v. GoodeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Nelson v. MarshallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Wright v. ValesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
  5. Fryar v. RobertsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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