Legal Opinion

Lanham v. Wright

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 1932No. 29883PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, P. J.

The appellant, Miss Lilly Lanham, brought suit against the appellee, Frank A. Wright, for damages for a breach of promise of marriage. There was a verdict for the appellee, Flank A. Wright, in the court below, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

The appellant, Miss Lilly Lanham, testified that she became engaged to marry Frank A. Wright in February, 1924; that they had been associated together prior to that time and he had been calling upon her, and that they had fallen in love with each other, and that the engagement continued until between the 23d and 28th of May, 1927, when the appellee,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Rudd v. DeweySupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  3. Tucker v. DonaldMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Miller v. HayesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
  5. Edwards v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Wilburn v. GordonMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Southland Broadcasting Co. v. TracyMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Brown Oil Tools, Inc. v. SchmidtMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Jessup v. ReynoldsMississippi Supreme Court · 1949

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