Gass v. Gass
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; S. G. Tayloe, Judge. Suit by Fred Gass against Helen Lindner Gass. From a Judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCarl, J.
Appellant, Fred Gass, filed this suit in the district court of Bexar county against appellee, Helen Lindner Gass, to annul and set aside their marriage, which was consummated in Kendall county about August 1, 1914. This is what is known in common parlance as a “military marriage,” and appellant relies upon the allegation that this marriage was under duress, and therefore void, or at least voidable.
Appellee meets this allegation by laying down the proposition that a prosecution was pending for seduction, and that their marriage was consummated on the part of appellant for the purpose of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johns v. JohnsTexas Supreme Court · 1875
3Cited by3 opinions
- Garcia v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Smith v. SaumAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
- Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958