Stoner v. Superior Court

The respondent demurred to petitioner’s application for a writ, of certiorari, on the ground that it fails to state a cause authorizing the issuance of the writ.

The petition alleges that Clarence Stoner brought suit in the Superior Court of Yolo County against his wife Gertrude Stoner, under section 82 of the Civil Code, for annulment of his marriage, on the ground that at the time of said marriage he had a living wife by a former marriage, which was then in force; that Gertrude Stoner demurred to that complaint on the ground that it failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of…