Leichtweiss v. Treskow
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment, in favor of the plaintiff, entered on tbe verdict of a jury at a Circuit, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes of the justice before whom tbe action was tried.
1Opinion of the Court
Brady, J.:
' This action was bi’ought to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage. Tbe case, on tbe evidence, is an aggravated one, because, according to tbe plaintiff’s statement, .she yielded to -the solicitations of tbe defendant under tbe promise of marriage, and permitted him to have connection with her. He set up, however, as a defense, that at tbe time of tbe promise of marriage made, if any, Ije was an infant under tbe age of twenty-one years. •
- Hpon tbe trial tbe plaintiff testified that be named tbe 16th of March as tbe day of their marriage, which was bis birthday; and, on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hamilton v. LomaxNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- Hunt v. PeakeNew York Supreme Court · 1826