Out of the Balkans

On 3 January 1927, Lily filed an Action for Annulment of Marriage as Plaintiff against her husband, James Tsavalas, as Defendant.

The Action asserted:

• that Lily, at seventeen years and six months, was underage at the time of her marriage;
• that she had not voluntarily or freely cohabited with Tsavalas from before the time she attained eighteen years of age;
• that there were no resulting children from the marriage;
• that Tsavalas had misrepresented himself as a successful business man in order to entice Lily into marriage;
• that he was in fact a beggar;
• that Lily had not freely or voluntarily cohabited with him from the time she found out about his true nature;
• and that she had resided with her parents from that time.

The court issued a summons to James Tsavalas ordering him to answer Lily's complaint. Not receiving a response from Tsavalas, the court ordered on 1 March 1927 that the summons be published in newspapers in Brooklyn, New York and Detroit, Michigan, and that the complaint be mailed to Tsavalas last known address. Tsavalas still did not appear and could not be found.

Having complied with the court order, Eleni's attorney filed the appropriate affidavit with the court on 8 August 1927. The Superior Court, Kings County, Brooklyn held an inquest on 10 August 1927. Lily and Eleni testified before Judge Charles J. Druhan, confirming the information they had provided in earlier depositions.

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