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Miller v. Miller

Supreme Court, Monroe County
May 15, 1928
132 Misc. 121 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1928)

Summary

In Miller v Miller (132 Misc. 121, 122), the court described the sexual impact of the marriage contract saying: "Marital intercourse, so that children may be born, is an obligation of the marriage contract, and `is the foundation upon which must rest the perpetuation of society and civilization.'"

Summary of this case from People v. De Stefano

Opinion

May 15, 1928.

H. Douglas Van Duser, for the plaintiff.

John J. McInerney, for the defendant.


The parties hereto were married on the 11th day of August, 1919, and resided together until the 14th day of May, 1920. Before the marriage the question of whether or not the defendant should bear children was the subject of much discussion between her and the plaintiff. The understanding was had between them that they should refrain for some time from marital intercourse but that after such period they should assume the ordinary marital relation. After the marriage the defendant continually refused to submit to such intercourse and the marriage has never been consummated. Marital intercourse, so that children may be born, is an obligation of the marriage contract and "is the foundation upon which must rest the perpetuation of society and civilization." The obligation may not be modified by private agreement between the parties. ( Mirizio v. Mirizio, 242 N.Y. 74.)

The evidence in this case convinces me that the defendant entered into the marriage with the intention of not submitting to marital intercourse and of not having children; that the plaintiff believed the defendant would submit to marital intercourse and entered into the marriage with that belief. Under such circumstances the marriage will be annulled. ( Rutstein v. Rutstein, 221 A.D. 70.)

Judgment may be entered annulling the marriage between the parties in this action.


Summaries of

Miller v. Miller

Supreme Court, Monroe County
May 15, 1928
132 Misc. 121 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1928)

In Miller v Miller (132 Misc. 121, 122), the court described the sexual impact of the marriage contract saying: "Marital intercourse, so that children may be born, is an obligation of the marriage contract, and `is the foundation upon which must rest the perpetuation of society and civilization.'"

Summary of this case from People v. De Stefano
Case details for

Miller v. Miller

Case Details

Full title:HARRY MILLER, Plaintiff, v. MARIE METZINGER MILLER, Defendant

Court:Supreme Court, Monroe County

Date published: May 15, 1928

Citations

132 Misc. 121 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1928)
228 N.Y.S. 657

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