Grover v. Zook
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered November 21, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to recover damages for the breach of a contract of marriage.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
This is an action by respondent to recover damages against appellant for breach of contract of marriage. From a judgment in favor of respondent, the case comes here on appeal.
The principal defense urged by appellant is that respondent, at the time of the mutual promises of marriage, was *490afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis (commonly called ’consumption), in an incurable form, and has ever since been physically incapable of entering into the marriage relation. It was the contention of the respondent, in the trial court and here, tljat this condition of respondent constitutes no defense to her…
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