Kelley v. Cooper

Branch, Judge.

Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded Melissa Cooper damages on her claims of breach of promise to marry, fraud, and attorney fees. Without having moved for a directed verdict in the trial court, which limits his possible recourse to a new trial, 1 Christopher Ned Kelley raises five enumerations of error, including that a promise to marry is not enforceable when the parties are in a meretricious relationship. We find no error and affirm.

Construed in favor of the judgment, the evidence produced at trial shows that Kelley and Cooper had been living together since at *146leas…