Short v. Hotaling

The father and guardian ad litem of the infant wife seeks to annul her marriage, pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 7 of the Domestic Relations Law. In the exercise of the discretion provided by that section, I believe that the dissolution here sought would not be in the public interest nor that of the married couple.

The facts as adduced upon the trial are as follows: In October of 1960, after dating one another for about a year, the girl, then 16, and the boy, then 19, eloped and married in the State of Virginia. On their return the following day, the parents of the boy accepted the…