Legal Opinion

du Pont v. du Pont

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided June 12, 1952No. 2PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wolcott, J.:

The complaint for annulment was filed in the court below by the husband (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) and contested by the wife (hereinafter referred to as the defendant).

The complaint is filed under 1935 Code, §§ 3497(c) and 3497(d). Two grounds are asserted for annulment of marriage; first, that, by reason of the invalidity of a Texas divorce decree, the defendant had a husband living at the time of her marriage to the plaintiff, and, second, that the plaintiff was induced to marry the defendant by reason of fraud.

*234The defendant answered the complaint and at the…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Johnson v. MuelbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Cook v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. GayTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Higgins v. BordagesTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Security Trust Co. v. Lipscomb CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1944

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Schlemm v. SchlemmSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Epstein v. Chatham Park, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1959
  3. Kolber v. Holyoke Shares, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  4. Carpenter v. CarpenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  5. Bata v. BataSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960

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