King v. Brewer

The question here presented is a delicate and unusual one. The action is brought to annul a marriage contract, under section 1743, subd. 4, of the Code, on the ground that the consent of plaintiff was obtained by fraud. The state of facts upon which the charge of fraud is based is as follows: The parties were married on the 12th of April, 1893. The defendant, at that time, seems, to have enjoyed a good reputation in society, as a young man who attended church, and acted the part of a law-abiding citizen, of good moral character. The plaintiff had known him for some years, and, for two years…