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· 4/23/1945

King County v. Washington Chocolate Co.

Citations

  • 324 U.S. 880
  • 65 S. Ct. 1022
  • 89 L. Ed. 1431
  • 1945 U.S. LEXIS 2181

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  • holding because a void marriage is an absolute nullity from its beginning and cannot be ratified, it may be questioned during the life of the parties to the marriage, and with some statutory exceptions, after the death of either or both, directly or collaterally

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