“UNFIT TO MARRY”

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10544, 22 March 1920, Page 2

“UNFIT TO MARRY”

JUDGE DARLING’S DECISION

Australian and K.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 18. ; Mr Justice Darling awarded a farthing damages, without costs, in a breach of promise case, in which the defendant said ho broke his promise because he considered, he was unfit to marry owing to ill-h&alth due to the war. He called medical evidence to show that he was nervous add subject IV> paralytic attacks and dreams or battle. , Mr Justice Darling said there should be an implied term in proposals of marriage that the parties were able to marry without endangering their own lives or risk having idiot children. Marriage was a very serious undertaking. Children should be considered by the law and the State even before they were horn. Ho toelievod that m tliia case the children Would probably have been wretched and a burden it hot a danger to the State. There Were already enough such people.