Waughop v. Waughop
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered July 2, 1913, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, annulling a marriage, upon a trial on the merits to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to annul a marriage because of the alleged mental incapacity of the plaintiff at the time the marriage ceremony was performed. The plaintiff prevailed below. The defendant has appealed.
The respondent alleges that he was mentally incompetent to enter into a marriage contract when the marriage took place, and that, as soon as his competency was restored, he ceased to live with the appellant. The appellant answered, denying the respondent’s incompetency at the time of the marriage, and alleging (1) that, if he was then incompetent, he consummated the marriage by enjoying its…
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