IN RE RAGAN'S ESTATE

No. 33417.

62 N.W.2d 121 (1954)

158 Neb. 51

In re RAGAN'S ESTATE. RAGAN v. RAGAN et al.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 22, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry & Ginsburg, R. E. Lunner, York, for appellant.

McKillip, Barth & Blevens, Seward, Kirkpatrick & Dougherty, York, for appellees.

Heard before SIMMONS, C. J., and CARTER, MESSMORE, YEAGER, CHAPPELL, WENKE, and BOSLAUGH, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

This is an action arising out of proceedings in the county court of York County for the administration of the estate of Collin L. Ragan, deceased, who died intestate. The issue is whether Lulu Jane Hedges was the common-law wife of the deceased and entitled to share in his estate by virtue of such relationship. The trial court found against Lulu Jane Hedges and she appeals.

Common-law marriages entered into since the enactment of section 42...

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