The Weekly Law Reports
[1962] 3 WLR 1389
[PROBATE, ETC., DIVISION.]
MERKER v. MERKER.
1962 April 16,
17;
July 16, 17, 31;
Oct. 24.
July 16, 17, 31;
Oct. 24.
Sir Jocelyn Simon P.
Husband and Wife
— Marriage
— Foreign marriage
— Common law marriage
— Formalities not in compliance with lex loci celebrationis
— Marriage between members of army of occupation
— Marriage celebrated within lines of army
— Whether common law marriage.
Husband and Wife
— Nullity
— Foreign decree, validity
— Invalidity by the foreign law
— Decree of foreign court of competent jurisdiction a nullity
— Recognition of decree by English courts
— Whether valid to annul marriage.