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STERRETT v. STERRETT

401 Pa. 583 (1960)

Sterrett, Appellant, v. Sterrett.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 1, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham Gratz, for appellant.

Allen N. Brunwasser, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and EAGEN, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, December 1, 1960:

On May 1, 1939, William Sterrett and Dorothy Willis agreed to live together as a married couple. They went through a homemade ritual wherein Dorothy said to William: "I, Dorothy, take you Bill for my lawful wedded husband," and he replied to her in reciprocal language. From then on they lived together as husband and wife, they were so regarded in the community in which they made their home, and all went as well as...

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