§1-6 - Prohibitory law, effect.

§1-6  Prohibitory law, effect.  Whateveris done in contravention of a prohibitory law is void, although the nullity benot formally directed. [CC 1859, §8; RL 1925, §8; RL 1935, §8; RL 1945, §7; RL1955, §1-9; HRS §1-6]

Case Notes

  Applied in holding no common law marriage; statutoryrequisites enforced.  25 H. 397, 403; 34 H. 161, 165.  See 295 F. 636.

  Statute requiring consent of parent for marriage of certainminors is prohibitory, and marriage without consent will be annulled.  26 H.89, 95.

  Cited and considered in relation to usury statute.  49 H.160, 184, 413 P.2d 221, reh'g denied.  49 H. 255, 413 P.2d 221; see 36 H. 107,126.

  Referred to:  35 H. 545, 549; 37 H. 374, 378; 39 H. 378, 381;45 H. 247, 259, 365 P.2d 460.