Bethel v Hillyard
| Bethell v Hildyard | |
|---|---|
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| Court | Chancery Division |
| Decided | 1885 |
| Citation(s) | Bethell v Hildyard 38 Ch.D. 220. |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Striling J. |
| Keywords | |
| polygamy, marriage | |
Bethell v Hildyard 38 Ch.D. 220. [1885 B. 2119.] is an important legal judgment of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, England.[1] The matter heard before Justice Striling concerned succession to property by the child of a marriage contracted by Christopher Bethell, an English man in Bechuanaland South Africa with Teepoo, a Barolong woman according to the customs of the Baralong people.[2]
The marriage was held not to be a valid marriage according to the law of England because the customs of the Baralong people permitted polygamy. The child was held not entitled to succeed to her father's property.
See also
- Warrender v. Warrender
- Hyde v Hyde
- Hussain v Hussain (1983) Fam 26.
- Corbett v Corbett
- Legal status of polygamy
- List of polygamy court cases
References
- ↑ Validity of Foreign marriage, Harvard Law Review Vol. 25, No. 4, Feb 1912 p374.
- ↑ Bethell v Hildyard 38 Ch.D. 220.
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