Chipman v. Johnston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Libel under R L. c. 151, § 11, filed on September 23, 1919, - for the annulment of a marriage. The libel was heard in the Superior Court by Fox, J. Material facts found by the judge are described in the opinion. The judge ruled "as a matter of law that the fraud shown does not affect the essentials of the marriage relation and that, therefore, the petition cannot be maintained;” and reported the case to this court for determination.
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a libel for the annulment of a marriage.
The relevant facts as found and reported by the Superior Court-*503judge are that the libellant went through a form of marriage with a man then calling himself Charles J, Johnston, whose true name was unknown, supposed to be of Fairbanks, Alaska, at Spokane in the State of Washington on the fourth day of December, A. D. 1918, and thereafter they lived together as husband and wife at said Spokane for seven days and at St. Maries in the State of Idaho for two days, and since that time she has never seen nor heard from him; that the libellee in bad…
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