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SOUZA v. O'HARA

No. 76-447-Appeal.

395 A.2d 1060 (1978)

Antonio J. SOUZA, Jr., et al. v. Lera L. O'HARA.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aram K. Berberian, Cranston, for plaintiffs.

William A. Farrell, Legal Counsel, Div. of Legal Services, Dept. of Health, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court denying Antonio J. Souza, Jr., and Kathleen J. O'Dowd's petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Registrar of Vital Statistics, the defendant herein, to record an alleged common-law marriage.1

The record discloses that plaintiffs began living as husband and wife on February...

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