Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Felson v. Allen

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided December 2, 1942PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.

The plaintiffs, alleging that they were married in 1921 in the town of Greenwich in this state, brought this action seeking, by mandamus, to compel the defendant, the registrar of vital statistics of that town, to make a record of the marriage. Judg- ' ment was rendered for the defendant. Thereafter the plaintiffs moved to open the judgment to permit them to file a proposed amendment to the complaint seeking a declaratory judgment determining, first, whether they were lawfully married in Greenwich on September 21, 1921, and, secondly, whether they are, as the result of the claimed marriage on…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Meister v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Inhabitants of Goshen v. Inhabitants of StoningtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
  3. Gould v. GouldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
  4. Dyer v. BrannockSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  5. Offield v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Boland v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  2. McAnerney v. McAnerneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  3. Hames v. HamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  4. Loughlin v. LoughlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  5. Carabetta v. CarabettaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980

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