Legal Opinion

Carter v. Murphy

California Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1938No. L. A. 16380PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.

Mary Louise Carter, a minor under the age of eighteen years and not the wife of defendant, by an action prosecuted in the name of her guardian ad litem against defendant-appellant, Jerry Murphy, was awarded a judgment against him in the sum of $10,000 by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, sitting without a jury, on account of several alleged acts of seduction committed by him upon the body of said minor.

The complaint alleges four specific acts of sexual intercourse, committed in the city of Los Angeles, in the following order: On or about September 8,1935; on or about September…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Marshall v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. State v. BierceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
  3. Breon v. HenkleOregon Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Brown v. KingsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  5. Croghan v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Matthews v. National Football League Management CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  4. Curtis 1000, Inc. v. YoungbladeDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
  5. Breece v. JettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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