Jacoby v. Stark
Appellate Court of Illinois
Breach of Promise, of marriage. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1902,
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Wright
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit against appellant by appellee for a breach of promise of marriage. Verdict for $2,100, and judgment, from which this appeal was taken. Various errors have been assigned and argued to effect a reversal, chiefly that the court erred in its instructions to the jury, and that the damages are excessive and punitive.
The evidence of the promise of marriage made by appellant to appellee and its breach is undisputed. There was no legal or moral excuse why appellant should not have been true to his engagement. The evidence…
2Cited by1 opinion
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