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2 Yeates 207

Kenley v. Kenley

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 15, 1797

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1797-03-15

On the 2d November 1777, Catharine Lauer, the defendant, was married to William Cunnius, with whom she cohabited some time and had a son. Some years afterwards, William Cunnius removed to South Carolina, and now resides in Charleston. After his departure Catharine Cunnius married one Casper Iserloau, but it appeared be had another wife, and therefore this marriage was considered asvoid. After tbe marriage with Iserloau, Catharine Cunnius married the libellant.

Decided 1797-03-15

¶1The following case was stated to the court, on a libel for a divorce from tlie bonds of matrimony.

¶2Whether the last marriage was illegal, was now submitted to the court without argument, by Mr. Rawle for the libellant Mr. S. levy for the defendant.

¶3The court said, that though the circumstances attending this case might exempt the defendant from the pains of bigamy, yet her first husband being in full life, and their marriage not annulled by any competent jurisdiction, the marriage was ipso facto void and null.

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