Travers v. Reinhardt

Travers v. Reinhardt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 15, 1907
Full case name	Travers v. Reinhardt
Citations	205 U.S. 423 ( more )
Holding
Witnesses are not required to establish a common law marriage, because an agreement to be married may be inferred from the circumstances of the relationship.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan  · David J. Brewer Edward D. White  · Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna  · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day  · William H. Moody
Case opinions
Majority	Harlan
Dissent	Holmes
McKenna and Moody took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Travers v. Reinhardt, 205 U.S. 423(1907), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that witnesses are not required to establish a common law marriage, because an agreement to be married may be inferred from the circumstances of the relationship. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Travers v. Reinhardt, 205 U.S. 423 (1907).
2. Krause, Harry D.; Meyer, David D. (2003). Family law in a Nutshell (4th ed.). St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West. p. 47.

External links

• Text of Travers v. Reinhardt, 205 U.S. 423(1907) is available from: Justia

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