Johnson v. Levy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; Louis Phillixope Caillouet, Judge. Action by Fanny B. Johnson against Maurice Levy and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff alleges that in 1901 she became engaged to be married to Lazare Levy, and, whilst so engaged, was seduced by him; that he repeatedly promised to fulfill his engagement, but failed to keep his promises, and, on June 29, 1903, was put in default by formal demand, with which he refused to comply; that, thereafter, plaintiff gave birth to a child, issue of her connection with said Levy, and, as a consequence of his refusal to marry her, is condemned to a life of social ostracism, disgrace, and poverty, and is injured and damaged in the sum of *449$20,000. She…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wade v. . KalbfleischNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Lewis v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Graham v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- M. L. Byrne & Co. v. L. H. Gardner & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- Fitzpatrick v. Daily States Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Ruiz v. ClancySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Bourg v. Brownell-Drews Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Watson v. FeibelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Johnson v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Short v. Plantation Management Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
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