Legal Opinion

McFall v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 21, 1859PublishedCited by 14 opinions

CASE 8 — INDICTMENT— APPEAL PROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. cited Rev. Stat., 386, chap. 47, sec. 14; 1 Met., 368; 16 B. Mon., 206. cited Rev. Stat., 157; Compact with Virginia, sec. 11; 5 Dana, 22; Story’s Conflict of Laws, 106.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE DUVALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

McFall was indicted by the grand jury of Campbell county for the offense of unlawfully solemnizing a marriage.

The charge, as set forth in the indictment, is, in substance, that the defendant did, in the county of Campbell, “ without license, and without being authorized by a county court of this Commonwealth, unlawfully and willfully unite in marriage” James Kline and Minerva J. Starke, and did unlawfully and willfully solemnize the marriage of said parties.

The defendant was found guilty, and, in conformity with the verdict of the jury, was…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. HENDERSON BRIDGE COMPANY v. Henderson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  2. Roberts v. Austin Corbin & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
  3. Flato v. MulhallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
  4. Ohio v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Shannon v. Streckfus Steamers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939

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