Nelson v. Nelson

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs in error are the parents of Romeyn Nelson, who married the defendant in error on December 29, 1917. The defendant in error resided in Lincolnton, N. C., and her husband, with his parents, resided in Vermont. While a schoolboy, 15 years of age, he visited Lincolnton, N. C., in the summer of 1913, and there met his future wife. He paid her very affectionate attention, and at the closing days of his visit, before his return to school, they promised to marry. This was not to occur until he completed his education. They corresponded thereafter in a manner…