"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Thursday, October 27, 1904 UNIQUE DIVORCE SUIT POINT. A unique law point came up yesterday in a divorce suit tried before Judge DOUGLASS. It seemed to perplex the judge somewhat and he did not decide the question, but took it under advisement so as to look up the law. In Missouri it is against the law for first cousins to marry, but in California there is no law against it. George A. BARBER and Lavina A. BARBER, first cousins, were married there. Mrs. BARBER left her husband there and came to Kansas City to live and brought suit here asking for divorce because she and her husband are first cousins and alleging that therefore the marriage is illegal in Missouri. Judge DOUGLASS, from the remarks he made, seemed to think that as the marriage was performed in California it was a legal marriage. A peculiar feature of the case was that Mrs. BARBER testified yesterday that she never lived at all with her husband. She was over persuaded into the marriage, she said, and she regretted it the moment the ceremony was performed and she left him at the church door and refused to live with him. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================