Williams v. Brokaw

Stevens, V. C.

The petition alleges that petitioner was married to defendant on June 14th, 1904; that the petitioner was then sixteen years and nine months old and the defendant fifteen years old. lie prays for the annulment of the marriage under the following provisions of the Divorce act of May 17th, 1907. P. L. 1907 p. 474:

“Decrees of nullity of marriage may be rendered in all cases * * * VI, at the suit of the husband when he was under the age of eighteen at the time of the marriage, unless such marriage be confirmed by him after arriving at such age.”

The defence is that this act is not…