Harris v. Speirs
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court of Salt Lake County, Third District; H. M. Stephens, Judge. Action by Florence Harris against Ernest Speirs. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
FRICK, J. '
The facts material to this appeal, in substance, are: The plaintiff commenced this action in the district'Court of Salt Lake county in December, 1915, praying judgment -against the defendant for damages for breach of promise to marry. Defendant answered the complaint by a general denial. The case was tried to a jury, which, on May 3, 1917, returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,000 damages. Judgment was duly entered on the verdict. The defendant, in due time, served notice of motion for a new trial upon the usual statutory grounds, among which was the ground that the…
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