Jackson v. Banister
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Franklin County. Tried below before Hon. P. A. Turner.
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chibe Justice.
—This is a suit instituted by the appellant against appellee Banister, as county clerk of Franklin County, and the sureties on his official bond, for damages on account of illegally issuing a marriage license for the marriage of his daughter to one Massey.
It is alleged that the daughter at the time of the issuance of the license of marriage was a few months over fourteen years of age, and that the appellee Banister issued the license without the consent and contrary to the wishes of the appellant; and it is in effect averred that the daughter would not have married…
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