Legal Opinion
Wells v. Talham
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1923PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This is a suit to declare a marriage void on the grounds of fraud. The complaint alleged:
“That plaintiff is seventy-eight years of age and a resident of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin; that defendant is upwards of sixty-four years of age and resides in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
“That on the 7th day of February, 1921, at the city of Wakefield, Massachusetts, the plaintiff was in form married to the defendant, and that there is no issue of said marriage; that prior to and at the time of said marriage plaintiff was very infirm in physical health.
“That at the time of and for many years prior to such…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Di Lorenzo v. . Di LorenzoNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Gould v. GouldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
- Browning v. BrowningSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
- Smith v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Varney v. VarneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bielby v. BielbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
- Mayer v. MayerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Masters v. MastersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Heath v. HeathSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1932
- Oswald v. OswaldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
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