HARRINGTON v. MILLER

No. 1833.

123 So.2d 736 (1960)

Benson E. HARRINGTON, Appellant, v. Mildred D. MILLER, as Administratrix of the Estate of Barbara M. Harrington, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

October 26, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Menas and Forrest O. Hobbs, Tampa, for appellant.

Peyton T. Jordan, Jr., of Jordan & Jordan, Tampa, for appellee.


SHANNON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered by the County Judge below dismissing the petition of Benson Harrington. This petition alleged that by virtue of a common-law marriage, the petitioner was the surviving spouse of Barbara Harrington, deceased.

Benson Harrington and Barbara Harrington were married on May 5, 1917, and they lived together as a man and wife until January of 1957. At that time Barbara Harrington obtained a divorce from...

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