Legal Opinion
Gerardi v. Gerardi
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 30, 1946No. Civ. No. 29071PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEECH, Associate Justice.
This is a suit for annulment on two grounds: (1) lack of contractual intentions, and (2) fraud in misrepresenting age. Since this marriage was performed in Maryland, it follows that Maryland law is Controlling.
This being so, at the outset we are confronted with the Maryland ruling (Brown v. Scott, 140 Md. 258, 117 A. 114, 22 A.L.R. 810) that in alleging fraud in the procurement of a marriage, application for relief should be made promptly. In this connection, it is noted that the parties were married on April 14, 1944; that the plaintiff procured a dependency…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bolmer v. EdsallNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1919
- Brown v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
- Brooke v. BrookeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
- Bragg v. BraggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
- Hitchens v. HitchensDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1942
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Osborne v. OsborneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- McConnell v. McConnellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951