25 Wash. 2d 672 - Armitage v. Hogan’s Empirical Analysis
1946
Citation profile
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cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
November 1977
most recently cited
1 state decisions
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Relies on Harlow v. Leclair · Lewer v. Cornelius
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“A promise of marriage made by or to a person who, to the knowledge of the parties concerned, then has a spouse living is absolutely void in its inception and cannot give rise to an action for its breach, even though such promise is not to be performed until after the death of, or divorce from, such spouse. Such contracts are in violation of the marital duty and are contrary to morality and public policy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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