National Surety Corporation v. Gatlin

Bell, Justice.

Mrs. W. H. Gatlin filed suit against W. W. Wood as ordinary of Twiggs County, and National Surety Corporation as surety on his official bond. She alleged that on November 6, 1939, Wood as ordinary issued a license for the marriage of the plaintiff’s daughter Frances, who was at that time only fifteen years years of age, and Ausbon W. Cravey, both residents of Bibb County, and then and there performed a marriage ceremony between such licensees, without first posting in his office the notice required by law before issuing a marriage license, and in violation of the law in other…