State v. Towle
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. The opinion states the case and material facts. In White v. The Equitable Nuptial Benefit Union, 7 Ala. 251, S. C. 52 Am. Rep. 325, the court declare that such a contract, with the condition that the party is not to get married in three months is a contract in restraint of marriage and illegal and void. In Chalfant v. Payton, 96 Ind. 202, S. C. 46 Am.
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On report. The opinion states the case and material facts. In White v. The Equitable Nuptial Benefit Union, 7 Ala. 251, S. C. 52 Am. Rep. 325, the court declare that such a contract, with the condition that the party is not to get married in three months is a contract in restraint of marriage and illegal and void. In Chalfant v. Payton, 96 Ind. 202, S. C. 46 Am. Rep. 586, a certificate of membership issued by such company was held to be contrary to public policy, and illegal, the contract being to pay a sum of money on condition that the member did not marry in two years. See also Hartley v.…
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