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MARRIAGE VALID INVi•XIfeI*«IS-^ ' A common law marriage is not a;ii* valid alliance in New Mexico** be^ cause of the Cbuncil of Trent, which applied to the state as a Spanish n colony, holds the supreme court in an opinion handed down this afternoon.sj The court Is divided Chief j Justice Watson and Justice Zinn e[concur in Justice Hudspeth’s opinion, holding the common law mar-s-jrtage invalid, while Justices Bick.-Jley and Sadler dissent,Mrs. Louise Raff Gabaidop sued in Valencia county to gain the ‘ estate of Manuel D, Gabaton, deceased, claiming to be his common law wife. She had been married to Gabaldon at one time, but was divorced. She lit said to have ; lived with him. after the divorce,. [ furnishing the basis for her suit. |y The judgment of the lower court against her is affirmed. • {■I . I'Mmwif-
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Mon, Jun 25, 1934
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