Ham v. Potter
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district .court for St. Louis county for $100,000. The •case was tried before Ensign, J., and a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. From the judgment entered upon the verdict, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Action for breach of promise to marry. The complaint charged that July 23, 1900, at St. Paul, Minn., and March 27, 1901, at Chicago, Illinois, appellant promised to marry respondent. The answer consists of a general denial, and alleges as defense that in 1902 responde..^ brought an action against appellant in the district court of Dubuque county, Iowa, to recover damages for the alleged breach of promise predicated upon the same alleged promises set forth in the present complaint; that appellant, although denying any such promise had ever been made, yet for the purpose of avoiding litigation…
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