Hearings
England & Wales
27 Jul 1962 [1962] P 224; [1962] 3 WLR 865; [1962] 3 All ER 426, PDA
Kassim (orse Widmann) v Kassim (orse Hassim) (Carl and Dickson cited)
Subject Matter
HUSBAND AND WIFE — Marriage — Mistake — Mistake as to nature of ceremony — Monogamous marriage believed to be polygamous — Whether consent vitiated
[1962] P 224; [1962] 3 WLR 865; [1962] 3 All ER 426, PDA
HUSBAND AND WIFE — Marriage — Polygamous system — Effect of polygamous marriage — Mistake as to effect — Monogamous marriage believed polygamous
[1962] P 224; [1962] 3 WLR 865; [1962] 3 All ER 426, PDA
PRACTICE — Declaratory judgment — Nullity — Marriage void ab initio — Declaratory judgment not an alternative to decree of nullity — RSC, Ord 25, r 5
[1962] P 224; [1962] 3 WLR 865; [1962] 3 All ER 426, PDA