Keith v. Pack

Mr. Chiee Justice Green

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This bill was filed by Isaac L. Keith as next friend and father of his daughter Bobby Ann to set aside a marriage contracted between her and defendant Manson Pack in the State of Georgia. The chancellor and the Court of Appeals dismissed the bill and the complainant has appealed.

The bill charges that the girl was only 13 years of age at the time she undertook to marry the defendant. Although her age is a matter of dispute in the record, the lower courts have concurrently found that she was only 13 years old at this time. The marriage…