ABSTRACT
Pettit v Pettit (1962) CA H married W in 1939. The marriage was not consummated because of H’s impotence. W continued to live with H, contributed to the purchase of the matrimonial home, worked during H’s absence on active service, and paid life insurance and the mortgage interest. In 1945 W gave birth to a child which had been conceived following fecundatio ab extra. In 1953 H left W to live with another woman. In 1960 H presented a petition for a decree of nullity based upon his own impotence.
