Legal Opinion

Ritter v. Ritter

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1839PublishedCited by 12 opinions

ERROR to the St. Joseph Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtDewey, J.

This was a libel for a divorce. The petitioner David Ritter, after stating his marriage with Mary *82Smith, alleged that at the time the ceremony took place she was pregnant by one A. JET. ; that the petitioner discovered her situation the night subsequent to that of the wedding, of which he had no previous knowledge or suspicion; that A. H. fraudulently and clandestinely assisted in effecting the marriage ; that so soon as the petitioner ascertained the imposition which had been practised upon him, he left his wife with the intention of final abandonment; and that he had not associated with her…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  2. Burns v. BurnsIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Tefft v. TefftIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
  4. Inskeep v. InskeepSupreme Court of Iowa · 1857
  5. Harrison v. HarrisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1893

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