COPELAND v. STONE

No. 74166.

842 P.2d 754 (1992)

Etzell H. COPELAND, Appellant, v. Dora "Dot" STONE a/k/a Dora Copeland, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Lobaugh, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Donald Easter, Oklahoma City, for appellee.


KAUGER, Justice:

The issue presented is whether, pursuant to 12 O.S. 1981 § 1280,1 a marriage contracted in another state in violation of the statute's six-month prohibition against remarriage is valid in Oklahoma. Because 12 O.S. 1981 § 1280 prohibits only those marriages celebrated within Oklahoma during the six-month period following a divorce, we find that a marriage conducted in...

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