Cannon v. United States
Cannon v. United States, 116 U.S. 55 (1885), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held compacts for sexual non-intercourse, easily made and easily broken, when the prior marriage relations continue to exist, with the occupation of the same house and table and the keeping up of the same family unity, is not a lawful substitute for the monogamous family which alone the statute tolerates.[1]
| Cannon v. United States | |
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| Argued November 20, 23, 1885 Decided December 14, 1885 | |
| Full case name | Cannon v. United States |
| Citations | 116 U.S. 55 (more) 6 S. Ct. 278; 29 L. Ed. 561 |
| Holding | |
| Compacts for sexual non-intercourse, easily made and easily broken, when the prior marriage relations continue to exist, with the occupation of the same house and table and the keeping up of the same family unity, is not a lawful substitute for the monogamous family which alone the statute tolerates. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blatchford, joined by Waite, Bradley, Harlan, Woods, Mathews and Gray |
| Dissent | Miller, joined by Fields |
External links
- Text of Cannon v. United States, 116 U.S. 55 (1885) is available from: Cornell Justia Library of Congress
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