MARRIAGE WITH AUNT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1920, Page 9

MARRIAGE WITH AUNT.

r A, _ ; ANNULLED by court. " T - n t®r®Bting case. came lief ore Mr. j Justice Lukiu in matrimonial juriss diction in the Supreme Court at Brisb bane. John William Liddell, 01 Mount 3 Morgan, asked for the annulment of Ills t mauiage with Alice M. Moss, on the e ground that she is his aunt. The petition set out that the parties were marat Rockhampton on March 24th, They Wore in the prohibited dct grees of affinity, as the defendant was a i fcister of plaintiff's mother. After the , inarriago they lived together at Roek- „ liampton and Mt. Morgan for ten 1 months. There was ;>o issue of the n marriage- At the time of the marriage t piamtitf was 21 and, the defendant 2C r years ot age. The plaintiff knew that L he\wu. s marrjiftg bis aunt, but be deB t , to ' ® iVo an J" reason for the step „ he The judge mafe # decW 3 Of iwility, but reserved bis decision h there iJ - lo ' uld bo an order £&soiqtfc s oi* nisi