Legal Opinion

Zerk v. Zerk

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 8, 1950PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.

Psychologists, and others who hold themselves out to be experts in the field of domestic relations, teach that need for adjustments after marriage should be anticipated by parties to the contract. Patience is one of the virtues that should be practiced by bridegrooms and sometimes by brides as well.

The record does not disclose the ages of the parties.

Certainly if the first night was not all that the plaintiff’s expectations had led him to hope for, he was not under compulsion to seek annulment of the marriage the next day. If, from day to day, during the first month, he believed that his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Baker v. BakerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Anders v. AndersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  3. Yanoff v. YanoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Winner v. WinnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Turney v. AveryNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1921

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Heup v. HeupWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969

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