State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. Dellinger
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN upon the official bond of defendant, Dellin-ger, register of deeds of Catawba County, tried before S'haw, J., at Catawba Superior Court, Spring Term, 1900. The complaint contained two causes of action: (1) Eor the penalty for issuing license unlawfully for marriage of daughter under age of 18 years, without written consent of her father, the plaintiff, with whom she resided (The Code, sees. 1814 and 1816.) (2) For deprivation of the services and society of his…
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Civil ActioN upon the official bond of defendant, Dellin-ger, register of deeds of Catawba County, tried before S'haw, J., at Catawba Superior Court, Spring Term, 1900. The complaint contained two causes of action: (1) Eor the penalty for issuing license unlawfully for marriage of daughter under age of 18 years, without written consent of her father, the plaintiff, with whom she resided (The Code, sees. 1814 and 1816.) (2) For deprivation of the services and society of his daughter occasioned the plaintiff by the wrongful issue of the license. Ilis Honor overruled the demurrer' to the first…
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, C. J.
The plaintiff’s daughter Elvey, at the age of 15 years married one Lawton, and the plaintiff,Elvey’s father, sues tire defendant on his official bond, as register of deeds of Catawba County, for unlawfully issuing the marriage license. The complaint assigns two causes of action:
1. For the penalty prescribed by The Code, secs. 1814 and 1816.
2. For damages in depriving' the plaintiff of the services and companionship of his daughter.
The defendant demurred to the complaint for misjoinder of causes of action. He demur’s to the second assignment in that the marriage was lawful, and the plaintiff…
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