Hubner v. Reickhoff
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Plymouth District Court. — Hon. F. R. Gay-nor, Judge. William Reickhoff died, testate, on the eighth day of September, 1894, and the defendant is the executor of his will. The plaintiff presented a claim against the estate for damages based on a breach of promise of marriage. There is a denial by operation of law. The cause was submitted to a jury, that returned a finding for plaintiff, and the defendant .appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
I. It became necessary for the plaintiff, in order to show a valid marriage contract with William Reickhoff, to establish a divorce from Heindrick Keisel, to whom she had been married. She *369had left Mm in Germany, and she presented to- the court a certified copy of a decree from the district court of Nebraska in and for Douglas county, showing' a divorce of Amanda M. Keisel from Heindrick Keisel, on the second day of September, 18,88. The decree shows that jurisdiction was obtained 'by a service of notice by publication. In support of objections to the decree, as evidence, the defendant…
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