Wimbrough v. Wimbrough
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County. In Equity. (Jones, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The bill in this case was filed in the Circuit Court for Worcester County on the 11th of October, 1913, by Walter T. Wimbrough, of that county, the appellant, to annul a marriage between him and the appellee on the ground that it was the result of duress “practiced upon him” by the father of the appellee.
It alleges that on the 19th of March, 1913, “an alleged marriage took place in the town of Berlin, in Worcester County,” between the plaintiff and defendant; that the plaintiff “was compelled to go through a marriage ceremony with the defendant only because of duress practiced upon him by…
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