Legal Opinion
Israel v. Allen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 24, 1978No. 27823PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court of Jefferson County holding a provision of the Colorado Uniform Marriage Act 1 unconstitutional as violative of equal protection of the laws. We affirm.
Plaintiffs, Martin Richard Israel and Tammy Lee Bannon Israel, are brother and sister related by adoption and are not related by either the half or the whole blood.
Raymond Israel (the natural father of Martin Richard Israel) and Sylvia Bannon (the natural mother of Tammy Lee Bannon Israel) were married on November 3, 1972. At the time of their marriage, Martin was 18 years of age and was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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