Reed v. Clark
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Fifteenth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment for ten thousand" dollars damages. The other facts necessary to present the points decided are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Niles, J.:
Action for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff having recovered a verdict, the defendant moved for a new trial, which was refused. The defendant appeals from the order of refusal and from the judgment.
1. At the trial, and after evidence had been introduced tending to show the proposal of marriage by the defendant, and its acceptance by the plaintiff, the Court, against the objection of the defendant, admitted evidence that the plaintiff, within a few days after the proposal and acceptance, had announced the fact of the engagement to a number of ladies with…
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