Miller v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Cov/rt. Action to recover damages for the breach of an alleged promise to marry. The defendant, for answer, first denied the promise; and second, averred that, since the promise, the plain tiff had conducted herself in a dissolute manner, and had been guilty of adultery. Trial to a jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $5,400. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
There is but a single exception to the rulings and decisions of the court in the entire record, and the counsel for the appellant make but one point in their argument; that arises as follows: The defendant took the deposition of one Ellen McMahon, and, among others, propounded to her: “ Int. 4. Did you ever have any conversation with the plaintiff about marrying the defendant, and, if so, state when and what the conversation was? Ans. She, the plaintiff, same into my house once, and I was scolding her about having any thing to do with Mr. Hayes (the defendant), as' he was such an odd man,…
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