Schreckengast v. Ealy
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Hamilton county. Tried below before George W. Post, J. on amendment of petition, cited: Schouler Dom.
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Error to the district court for Hamilton county. Tried below before George W. Post, J. on amendment of petition, cited: Schouler Dom. Eel., 535. Bliss Code PL, 282-3. McPherson on Infants, 121. Nichols v. Weaver, 7 Kas., 373. Derby v. Phelps, 2 New Hampshire, 515. Rush v. Wide, 31 Ohio St., 521. On new trial for newly discovered evidence: Hilliard, 501. Doe v. Roe, 1 Johns Cas., 403. Cross-examination: Abbott’s Trial Ev., 679. Miller v. Rosier, 31 Mich., 475. Excessive damages: Boyer v. Barr, 8 Neb., 68. Leavitt v. Gutter, 37 Wis., 46. Sedgwick, 456. cited: Savings Bank v. Shaffer,.9 Neb., 1.…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
■ This action was brought in the district court of Hamilton county by the defendant in error against the plaintiff to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in error for the sum of $1200, upon which judgment was rendered. The errors assigned will be considered in their order.
1. That the court erred in permitting an amendment of the petition. In the original petition the promise is alleged to have been made on the 17th of September, 1878. To this the defendant below among other defenses pleaded infancy. During the progress of…
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