Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-04 | Page 56 | Mother Would Void Marriage

i I MOTHER WOULD VOID MARRIAGE Salt Lake Woman Invokes Law Lav Which Applies to toV V Wedding of Minors l Asking for Cor the annulment of or the marriage of her son Iol or under state statute statute statute stat stat- ute which forbids the tho marriage of oC minors without tho the consent of their parent or guardian Mrs Irs A. A Scott yesterday yesterday yes yes- es filed Wed a 1 suit In the tho Third district district district dis dis- court asking that the marriage oCher of oC her son Lee a aged ed 17 to Theo Thee also 17 Ii years cars of ot a age e be annulled an and declared void old oldIn In her Mrs Scott who Is Isa Isa isa a wi widow ow residing at E. E Broadway cites that Lee was born May Ia 6 26 1902 and therefore Is a a. minor On December December Decem Decem- ber 23 last the she asserts he ho and Theo Corles went to O Ogden den secured a marriage marriage mar mar- license and were married She Sho sets forth Corth that the tho youth has been In inthe tho the care and custody of ot his Iris mother an and that she sho did not give Ilvo her permission permission permission sion for the tho marriage in fact tact did not know lenow it was contemplated until ad advised advised ad- ad of It b by bp her son B. B N. N Matthews counsel for tor Mrs Scott said last night that the tho youth was supporting self having given up upa a a. position at a local bank which paid a a. month in or order er to take a a. place with the Utah Labor News In a clerical capacity The girl Irl wife accor according to Mr r. Matthews has been employed in a a. local office as a i stenographer an and bookkeeper Mrs Scott has no objection objection objection tion to tho the girl but says that that- It would woul bo be to the tho benefit of oC both of oC them to have havo the marriage o annulled on account of ol their youth According to Mr Matthews the girl Irl wife's mother was aware dware of oC tho the marriage o and was satisfied satis satis- fled fied that the relationship continue Tho The young OUn couple following their marriage o at Ogden returned to to Salt Lake and started housekeeping at the Raymond Haymond hotel where they thoy remained until Friday when the boys mother prevailed upon him to return home as asserted asserted asserted as- as I Mr or Matthews The Tho suit was I then flied filed by Mrs Irs Scott I I