Legal Opinion
Picarella v. Picarella
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 15, 1974No. 601, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
This case comes to us in an unusual appellate posture. It seems that both parties to the cause desire the same result — the annulment of their marriage. 1 The law does not permit their wish to be granted.
On 18 July 1973, RALPH A. PICARELLA, JR., a minor, by his mother and next friend, Claire Piearella, filed a bill of complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against SANDRA RHEY PICARELLA, formerly Sandra Rhey Graham, praying that the marriage entered into by them “be annulled and declared void and of no legal force and effect,” that Sandra be restored to her maiden name, and that…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Harrison v. State ex rel. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
- Funger v. Mayor of SomersetCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
- Denison v. DenisonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Conaway v. DeaneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Harvey v. HarveyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Nelson v. MarshallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. AustinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Kirkpatrick v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 2002
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