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NAIM v. NAIM

87 S.E.2d 749 (1955)

197 Va. 80

Ham Say NAIM v. Ruby Elaine NAIM.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 13, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Carliner, Washington, D. C, Stant & Mirman, Norfolk, for appellant.

Bangel, Bangel & Bangel, Portsmouth, for appellee.

Atty. Gen. J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen. C. F. Hicks, R. D. Mcllwaine, III, for amici curiae.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the court below holding the marriage between the appellant and the appellee to be void under § 20-54 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, which is part of "An Act to preserve racial integrity", enacted by the General Assembly and approved March 20, 1924, Acts 1924, ch. 371.

The material facts are not in dispute. The suit was brought by the appellee, who is a white person, duly domiciled in Virginia. The...

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