Williams v. Budgett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District Court. — AYilliam Hutchinson, ^ Judge. The plaintiff and appellee has verdict and judgment for damages caused by her alleged debauchment by defendant, and his alleged wrongful discharging her from his employ.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
I. The instructions are not challenged-They state the claim of plaintiff to be that, on or about the first day of May, 1915, and in the nighttime, defendant made an indecent assault upon the plaintiff, and that he then and there assaulted, ravished, and debauched her and carnally knew her, by force and against her will; that he repeated this offense on two other occasions; and that, as a result of the last “ravishment,” she became pregnant. A further claim is that, knowing the condition of the plaintiff, defendant wrongfully and maliciously discharged her from his employment. The only…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Miller v. PaulsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
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