Wier v. Still
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. In chancery. Plaintiff in this action asks that a marriage celebrated between herself and defendant may be declared void, and be annulled by proper decree, on account of fraud practiced by defendant upon her in procuring her consent to become his wife.
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Appeal from Jefferson District Court. In chancery. Plaintiff in this action asks that a marriage celebrated between herself and defendant may be declared void, and be annulled by proper decree, on account of fraud practiced by defendant upon her in procuring her consent to become his wife. Upon the trial in the district court the facts found by the judge to whom the cause .was submitted are set out in the record in the following words: “ Be it remembered that, on the trial of this cause, the following facts were proved: that on Sunday, about the last of July, 1869, defendant, then a stranger…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— We may concede that plaintiff was induced to enter into the marriage relation with defendant by his false representation as to his character and social standing. While the case exhibits falsehood and deception on his part, it displays on her part folly and inconsiderate haste in entering a relation that should be assumed with caution and upon the exercise of reason, based upon knowledge of the character and qualities of the one chosen as a companion for life. Such hasty and ill-advised marriages, as in this case, often result to the injury of one or both parties. The remedy for the evils…
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