Evans v. Ross

Plaintiff filed a bill of complaint to have his marriage to defendant declared void. The facts are not in dispute. A marriage ceremony between Gilbert H. Evans and Betty Jane Ross was performed on April 16, 1943, at Jackson, Michigan. The application for a license stated that Gilbert H. Evans was 27 years of age and that Betty Jane Ross was 19 years of age. As a matter of fact Betty Jane Ross was 15 years of age at the time of the marriage.. The parties separated prior to her 16th birthday and have not cohabited together since. The bill of complaint was filed prior to defendant’s 16th…