KENISON, C. J.
At common law the marriage of an insane person was absolutely void. True v. Ranney, 21 N.H. 52; Keyes v. Keyes, 22 N.H. 553. Since the marriage was void, it could be challenged in a collateral proceeding and the surviving spouse could take no interest in the marital property. Hampstead v. Plaistow, 49 N.H. 84, 98; Hayes v. Rollins, 68 N.H. 191. Where the common-law rule has not been modified by...
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