Becker v. Mason
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee. (Lane, J.) Case. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
This is an action on the case for seduction. Verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff. Two defenses are set up:
1. That the evidence does not make out a case of seduction, but that plaintiff was induced to yield to defendant’s desires by the blunt offer of wedlock in futuro in exchange for sexual favors in prmsenti.
2. That the defendant was at the time an infant, and therefore cannot be held liable on the ground of his broken promise to marry.
1. Plaintiff was a German girl, about 23 years old at the time of the alleged seduction, and had been in this country about 4 years. The defendant’s…
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