State v. . Gibson
This text of 161 S.E. 708 (State v. . Gibson) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The defendant was indicted for wilful abandonment of his wife. On appeal the chief contention was that the defendant’s consent to the marriage was procured by the false representation of the prosecutrix before the marriage that she was pregnant. It has been held that this is not a sufficient cause for the annulment of the marriage (Bryant v. Bryant, 171 N. C., 746), and if not, it is obviously not a sufficient cause for collaterally assailing the validity of the marriage in a distinct iiroceeding. "We have examined all the exceptions and find no error.
No error.
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161 S.E. 708, 202 N.C. 108, 1932 N.C. LEXIS 438, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-gibson-nc-1932.