Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Van Cleave

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 9, 1951No. 34218PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALLEY, V. C. J.

This is an action by Louise Van Cleave against Floyd Roberts for actual and exemplary damages for breach of promise to marry, and to recover money loaned by plaintiff to defendant. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff alleged that she was a chaste unmarried iemale until about June 10, 1945, when she and defendant agreed to be married sometime in the fall of 1945, and that such promise of marriage continued until about October, 1947, when the defendant refused to carry out his agreement. That shortly after their agreement to marry in June,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. National Tank Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
  2. Corliss v. Davidson & Case Lbr. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  3. Johnson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
  4. Ratzlaff v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  5. Osmun v. WintersOregon Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Anonymous v. AnonymousCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
  2. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
  3. Roesler v. RoeslerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  4. Matofsky v. Bishop's Restaurants, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957

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