Whitney v. Whitney

This action was commenced by the service pursuant to an order of this court of the summons and complaint, upon the defendant personally, Charles M. Burdick, superintendent of the Dannemora State Hospital at Dannemora, N. Y., the attorney-general of the state of New York and upon Phileman R. Whitney, father and next friend of said defendant. By order of this court said Phileman R. Whitney was appointed guardian ad litem of said defendant and appeared in person at the trial.

The complaint asks for the annulment of the marriage of the plaintiff and defendant upon two grounds:

1. That the defendant…