Eigenmannn v Guerra

Eigenmannn v. Guerra, 5 C.A. Rep. 836 (1964) May 11, 1964

•Co*rt o! First
Eduardo Eigenmann, pain!i" and appean! Maryden Guerra and #roian Guerra, de$endan!% and appeee%
the time o! eec*tion o! marriage "as more than 1 years old and less than &8 years old#

a!ter"ards the t"o !ell in love and decided to get married# •=$, *erra.s !ather.s action to"ards Eigenmann is tantamo*nt to !orcing him to marry his da*ghter • $cto%er &5' 1957 – They led alications !or a marriage license "here Eigenmann stated that he "as

hence consent "as not !reely given#

&5 years old and "as %orn on Fe%r*ary 17' 19+&# • =$, a marriage licence "rong!*lly o%tained co*ld invalidate a marriage# • ,ovem%er +' 1957 - Eigenmann.s arents and Maryden.s arents disc*ssed the marriage •=$, Eigenmann "as rovided "ith arental consent to enter s*ch contract# • ,ovem%er 5' 1959 – Eigenmann and Maryden "ere married %y /*dge 0r*dencio Encomienda o! the >atio: M*nicial Co*rt o! *e2on City • ,o# ;*ring the alication !or a marriage license' Eigenmann resented himsel! to %e over &5 years • They lived in the ho*se o! Maryden.s arents !or a year and trans!erred to the ho*se o! Eigenmann.s old th*s' *nder the doctrine o! estoel' he co*lnd.t assert other"ise# mother and stayed there !or + or 3 months • ,o# The remar? made %y Froilan *erra against Eigenmann co*ld not %e considered as a threat •4*g*st &9' 1959 – Eigenmann led a case !or the ann*lment o! his marriage to *erra on the !ollo"ing %eca*se it "as only an admonition th*s there "as no reasona%le !ear that "o*ld !orce Eigenmann to gro*nds: marry Maryden# •6e "as more than 1 %*t less than &8 years old *on the eec*tion o! the marriage and "as not given •,o# The marriage license is valid even i! the alications "ere s"orn %e!ore an *na*thori2ed ocer the consent o! his mother to enter s*ch contract# %eca*se the la" states that marriages solemni2ed "itho*t a marriage license are the ones declared to • Eigenmann.s consent "as o%tained thro*gh threats made %y Froilan *eera' Maryden.s !ather#

• 4lications !or marriage license "ere s"orn %e!ore an ocer not legally a*thori2ed to administer

%e void#

•,o# The remar? made %y Froilan *erra against Eigenmann co*ld not %e considered as a threat %eca*se it "as only an admonition th*s there "as no reasona%le !ear that "o*ld !orce Eigenmann to

oaths

marry Maryden# • ;e!endants denied the allegations: •@es# The mere resence o! Eigenmann.s mother d*ring the cele%ration imlies that consent "as given • Eigenmann resented himsel! to %e over &5 years old

%y a arental a*thority#

• Eigenmann.s mother "as resent d*ring the ceremony

;ecision o! the lo"er co*rt is armed#

• Eigenmann sho*ld not no" %e ermitted to ec*se himsel! !rom his marital o%ligation to

–

reserve the instit*tion o! marriage

Cha Aatorre

Eigenmannn v Guerra

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