Legal Opinion
Rattray v. Raynor
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
These two actions were brought by relatives of Daniel Huntting, pursuant to section 1137 of the Civil Practice Act, to annul his marriage to Sally Jennings on the ground of his lunacy at the time the marriage was contracted. Both husband and wife have died since the actions were begun, and the procedural problems created by their decease give rise to greater complexities than the substantive merits of tlm annulment suits.
The marriage took place on October 7,1957, when the husband was 79 and the wife 63. Neither had been previously married. On June 9,1959, some 20 months after the marriage,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Van Ness v. . RansomNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Carr v. . RischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Blake v. . GriswoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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