Campbell v. Lessee of Gratz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• marriage not merely a contract between parties, but a social institution of the highest importance
• “The Commonwealth has a deep interest that [marital] integrity is not jeopardized”
• “Marriage is not merely a contract between the parties. It is the foundation of the family. It is a social institution of the highest importance. The Commonwealth has a deep interest that its integrity is not jeopardized”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).