Tompkins v. Tompkins

Backes, Y. C.

This petition is for annulment of marriage on the ground of incurable impotency. The couple, young persons, have cohabited for five 3^ears and the wife is still a virgin. She is physically and mentally normal and capable of copulating. Her virginity and aptness ate established beyond question by three physicians who examined her recently. She testified that her husband never tried to function; that he made no effort at penetration, and that the extent of his performance was to lie upon her, with parts limp between her thighs, and agitate. He vigorously pro*114tested his virility1-,…