Meredith v. Meredith
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Hannibal Common Pleas Court. Her coolness while the vi/nmlo mai/rimomi, that should he the offspring of love are being forged by gunpowder and bullet; her tacit consent to the departure of her victim immediately foEowing the mock ceremony aE go to show that she was the author of her own misfortune, and in no condition to murmur at the policy of the law, which in its majesty, declares such a proceeding void ab mido.
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Appeal from the Hannibal Common Pleas Court. Her coolness while the vi/nmlo mai/rimomi, that should he the offspring of love are being forged by gunpowder and bullet; her tacit consent to the departure of her victim immediately foEowing the mock ceremony aE go to show that she was the author of her own misfortune, and in no condition to murmur at the policy of the law, which in its majesty, declares such a proceeding void ab mido. Her motto should have been virtud, non a/rrms,fido. Marriage is considered in law as a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
Plaintiff in his .petition alleges in substance that on September 12, 1897, -a marriage was solemnized between himself and defendant in the county of Marion, Missouri; that he Avas forced to consent to said marriage through fear of loss of his life, limbs or other remediless harm to his person at the hands of A. G. BroAvn, the father of the defendant, who was present at the performance of the marriage ceremony Avith a loaded revolving pistol in each hand and threatening to give plaintiff their contents, if he did not then and there marry his daughter; that immediately after the ceremony of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roselle v. BeckemeirSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Lins v. LenhardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Cribbs v. SowleMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Wilkerson v. HoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1896
- Honnett v. HonnettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Thorne v. FarrarWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Shepherd v. ShepherdCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Marre v. MarreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Taylor Ex Rel. Lee v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962