Legal Opinion
Frances B. v. Mark B.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1974PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLouis B. Heller, J.
Plaintiff raises the question whether defendant is a man or woman.
In this annulment action plaintiff charges in her complaint “ the Plaintiff and the defendant were and are women, members of the Female Gender of the human race “ that on or about April 5, 1972 * * * the Plaintiff and Defendant were purportedly married”; that defendant fraudulently represented that the defendant’s name was Mark B-, when in fact defendant’s name was Marsha B-; that at the time of the marriage defendant fraudulently, with intent to deceive plaintiff and the authorities, represented 1 ‘ that defendant was and is a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Baker v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Mirizio v. MirizioNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Jones v. HallahanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Pickens-Bond Construction Co. v. CaseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- In re the Estate of CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- M. T. v. J. T.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Jane L. v. Rodney B.New York City Family Court · 1981
- Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters v. RutgersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
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