Watson v. Watson (mo.app.st.L. 1940)

This is an action for the annulment of the marriage contracted between plaintiff and defendant, on the ground that defendant fraudulently misrepresented and concealed from plaintiff the fact that she was afflicted with syphilis prior to the marriage.

Defendant being insane, Thomas P. Lahey was appointed as her guardian ad litem to represent her in this action.

The trial resulted in a judgment for defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

The record shows an undisputed state of facts. Plaintiff and defendant were married in January, 1933, in St. Louis. Prior to the marriage defendant worked for…