wilful refusal

wilful refusal
A refusal that is both intentional and unreasonable. Vermilye v Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. 205 Mass 598, 91 NE 904. A wife's continued and persistent refusal to have sexual intercourse with her husband unless he wore a contraceptive sheath does not entitle the husband to a decree of nullity on the ground of "wilful refusal to consummate the marriage," authorized by statute. Baxter v Baxter [1948] AC 274, [1947] 2 All Eng 886, 4 ALR2d 216.

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