Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court, 1835 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Court, Pennsylvania; Supreme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331035015 ISBN 13: 9781331035015

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court, 1835 That part of the act of assembly which provides "that all marriages shall be solemnized by taking each other for husband and wife, before twelve sufficient witnesses," and that which requires a certificate of the marriage, &c. to be registered, and the publication of bans, is but directory. In an action for the penalty provided by the act of assembly for marrying a minor, it is competent to prove that the father consented to the marriage; and if proved, he can not recover the penalty, although the clergyman had not his certificate of consent when the ceremony was performed. Error to Clearfield county. Daniel Rodebaugh brought this action against James Sanks, to recover the penalty 50 pounds provided by the act of assembly, for marrying his minor daughter. When the plaintiff had established his cause of action, the defendant offered to prove "that about a week previous to the marriage, when Hugh Frazier, he to whom the minor was married, was there, her father was at home, and treated him with respect and attention; that about that time, Rodebaugh, in conversation with his daughter, asked her why she did not get married, and told her that Hugh Frazier was a fine young fellow, and good enough for her; and added, why she did not get married to him? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331035015
• ISBN 13: 9781331035015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 534