CARRETTA v. CARRETTA


58 So.2d 439 (1952)

CARRETTA v. CARRETTA.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division A.

April 22, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hawkins & Orfinger, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

E.W. Gautier, New Smyrna, for appellee.


MATHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree of divorce. There are several assignments of error, but in view of the conclusions which we have reached, it will only be necessary to discuss one of them.

There can be no divorce unless there is first shown to be a valid marriage. In the bill of complaint the appellee claimed the existence of a common-law marriage based upon the following allegation:

"The plaintiff further alleges that a common...

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