Legal Opinion
Sunseri v. Cassagne
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1938No. 34572PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
Cyril P. Sunseri and Verna Cassagne were married in the Parish of St. Bernard, Louisiana, on May 13, 1935. After living together for several months a separation took place between the parties. On October 1, 1936, following a prosecution for alimony before the Juvenile Court, Sunseri brought this suit to annul his marriage, on the ground that his wife, Verna Cassagne, is a person of color, having a traceable amount of negro blood. Defendant answered, denying plaintiff’s allegations. On the trial of the case a number of witnesses were heard and a number of documents were offered…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lee v. New Orleans Great Northern R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Ducre v. MilnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Miller v. BelmontiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
- Ducre v. MilnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
3Cited by20 opinions
- Magrine v. KrasnicaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Jackson v. Muhlenberg Hosp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Sunseri v. CassagneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Treadaway v. Louisiana State Board of HealthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Lytell v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH THROUGH REINLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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