Sears v. Griemsman

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This case is here for the second time. For convenience we shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court,

*299Plaintiff brought suit to annul his marriage to defendant. She counterclaimed for separate maintenance. The trial court granted the annulment and denied defendant’s maintenance claim on the ground that she was not a “wife” and therefore not entitled to support. The court’s ruling was founded upon a determination that plaintiff’s marriage to defendant was, under our Code, void and of no legal effect, because at the time of the marriage plaintiff was…