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Skavina v. Skavina

Supreme Court of New Hampshire Hillsborough
Mar 6, 1945
93 N.H. 335 (N.H. 1945)

Opinion

No. 3518.

Decided March 6, 1945.

PETITION to annul a marriage alleged to have been obtained by fraud. The defendant demurred to the petition. The demurrer was sustained and the plaintiff excepted. Transferred by Blandin, J.

Chretien Craig (Mr. Chretien orally), for the plaintiff.

Arthur B. Hayden and Osgood Osgood (Mr. Hayden orally), for the defendant.


The petition alleges sufficient grounds for annulment. However, we deem it inexpedient to consider at this time the numerous allegations of fraud, some of which may not be sustained by the evidence. The contention that the plaintiff does not come into equity with "clean hands" is not conclusive. See 16 Minn. Law Rev. 215.

Exception sustained.

BRANCH, J., was absent.


Summaries of

Skavina v. Skavina

Supreme Court of New Hampshire Hillsborough
Mar 6, 1945
93 N.H. 335 (N.H. 1945)
Case details for

Skavina v. Skavina

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH ANTHONY SKAVINA v. JANET SKAVINA

Court:Supreme Court of New Hampshire Hillsborough

Date published: Mar 6, 1945

Citations

93 N.H. 335 (N.H. 1945)
41 A.2d 611

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