Magee v. Nealon

The defendants were married at Elmira, N. Y., March 16,1919, the said Stella Mae Nealon then being about fifteen and one-half years old, and her husband nineteen. Their marriage was without the knowledge or consent of plaintiff or his wife, the father and mother of defendant Stella Mae, and this action is brought by him for its annulment under the provisions of section 1744 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Plaintiff’s counsel has ably and forcefully presented the case upon the theory that whatever may have *397transpired between the parties following the marriage, the statute is mandatory, and it…