Quealy v. Waldron
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Joseph L. Quealy against Imelda Waldron. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit to annul a marriage celebrated on the 24th day of February, 1908, between the plaintiff and the defendant, by a Catholic priest, in the city of New Orleans. The alleged ground of nullity is that plaintiff’s consent to the celebration was produced by violence and threats used by certain male relatives of the defendant.
The defendant filed an exception of no cause of action, which was overruled, and then pleaded the general issue.
There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff annulling the marriage, and the defendant has appealed.
Early in the morning of February 24, 1908, the…
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