Legal Opinion

Herrman v. Herrman

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Action to annul a marriage.

1Opinion of the CourtGavegan, J.

This is an action to annul a marriage on the ground that at the time it was contracted one of the. parties thereto had not attained the age of legal consent. The action was brought by the parents of the infant husband against him and his wife as co-defendants. It is not disputed that the husband was under eighteen years of age at the time of the marriage. After he had reached the age of eighteen years, however, the husband on one occasion at least, visited the apartment occupied by his wife, remained there over night and had sexual intercourse with her. The plaintiffs urge that the incident…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wade v. . KalbfleischNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. Long v. BaxterNew York Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Deberry v. DeberryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
  3. State Ex Rel. Worley v. LavenderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Boykin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  5. King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927

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