Riss v. Riss

The plaintiff brings this, action for the annulment of her marriage to the defendant on the ground of fraud. The marriage ceremony was performed October 14, 1944, by a Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The fraud set forth in the complaint is that prior to the marriage, the defendant promised the plaintiff that following “ their marriage they would have their marriage blessed by a Catholic Priest so that their marriage would be recognized as a Catholic ceremony,” and that the defendant failed to perform in accordance with said promise.

The evidence presented a rather unusual set of…