CRANE v. TALIAFERRO

No. CA 08-1216.

308 S.W.3d 648 (2009)

2009 Ark. App. 336

Harold CRANE, Appellant, v. Melissa TALIAFERRO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Patterson, Marshall, for appellant.

Helen Rice Grinder, Conway, for appellee.


RITA W. GRUBER, Judge.

The question before us is whether appellant Harold Crane and appellee Melissa Taliaferro are legally married for purposes of Arkansas law. The Searcy County Circuit Court found that the parties were not married and therefore dismissed appellant's complaint for divorce for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Appellant contends that a common-law marriage exists between the parties and that the circuit...

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