Harmon v. Donohoe
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Boone Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Hockaday, Judge. (1) If defendant entered into a marriage contract ■with the plaintiff, believing at the time that she was a chaste and virtuous woman, when in fact she was not, she can not recover in their action. Irving v. Greenwood., 1 Car. & Payne, 350: Young v. Murphy, 3 Bing.
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Appeal from Boone Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Hockaday, Judge. (1) If defendant entered into a marriage contract ■with the plaintiff, believing at the time that she was a chaste and virtuous woman, when in fact she was not, she can not recover in their action. Irving v. Greenwood., 1 Car. & Payne, 350: Young v. Murphy, 3 Bing. New Cases, 54; Espy v. Jones, 37 Ala. 379; Woodward v. Bellamy, 2 Root (Com.), 354; Beil v. Eaton, 28 Ind. 468; G-uptill v. Verbaek, 58 la. 98; Berry v. Bakeman; 44 Me. 164; Stratton v. Dole, 45 Neb. 472; Palmer v. Andrews, 7 Wend. 143; Kelley v. Highfield, 15 Oregon,…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Damages for breach of promise of marriage.
Plaintiff sues defendant for ten thousand dollars damages for breach of promise of marriage, and by way of aggravation of damages alleges seduction under such promise. The promise is alleged to have been made in April, 1895, to be solemnized, first, in June, thereafter in September and October, 1895, and in consequence of the seduction the birth of a child is averred on the 4th of March, 1896. Defendant denies every allegation in the petition not especially admitted, and then affirmatively pleads sexual intercourse with plaintiff by mutual consent,…
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