Legal Opinion

Boigneres v. Boulon

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1880No. 6,075PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of nonsuit, and • from an order denying a new trial, in the Fifteenth District Court, City and County of San Francisco. Dwinelle, J. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Department No. 1, by the Court (from the Bench):

The only evidence in respect to the alleged promise of marriage is the testimony of the plaintiff herself. She declares— such is the effect of her language—that the only consideration for the promise was that she should continue the immoral and illegal relation toward defendant, as his mistress, which she had held previous to the promise. This is only saying that he promised to' marry her at some date not mentioned, if she would continue to surrender her person to him as she had done in the past.

It has been held, and we think correctly, that…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Salemonson v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Rudell v. Board of Administration of State Employees' Retirement SystemCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Murphy v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
  4. Saxon v. WoodIndiana Court of Appeals · 1892
  5. Gagush v. HoeftMichigan Supreme Court · 1917

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