Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-08-05 | Page 10 | Law of Japan Not Binding

tAW LAW OF JAPAN JAPAN I NOT BINDING I Marriage Contract Made By Parents There V Void oid Here AUBURN Calif Aug A 4 contract of marrIage made by the parents In Japan while the parties to the contract were residents of the United States although laud under the laws of Japan Is void old In this country according to a I do-I de decision I rendered in the superior court here hero today by Judge J B Landis In an action brought by Tsure an American citizen against Yoshi- Yoshi kawa The plaintiff 18 years old testified testified fied that she was born in Califor Califor- CalifornIa California nIa nun nia and had never been out of the state slate When sho she was as 16 IB she testified testified fied fled her father met the father of her Japanese husband In Japan and the parents then entered Into a contract of marriage for tor their children according to the la laws s of Japan AhKS AMiS I When she was 18 IS she told the cour courE that she belle belies ed ad she was the thee wife e of the defendant and went to live with him She remained but I seven days she testified having been Informed that the marriage was not legal In the United States Slates I She brought suit fult to have the tho mar mar- marriage range annulled or declared void I marI In his bis opinion Judge Landis ruled th that t the marriage contract must have been solemnized in the I I United States In order to conati- conati constitute tute tuto a vail valt He found that the contract had not been I solemnized either cither here or In Japan and held It to be no nn void