Conaway v. Shelton

This was an action on the case commenced in Rush county by Phebe Ann Shelton, by her next friend, Benjamin C. Plummer, against Charles Conaway, to recover damages for the breach of a promise of marriage.

*335Pleas, the general issue, and a plea that the defendant, at the time of making said promise, was an infant. Replication to the plea of infancy, that the defendant ratified said promise after arriving at majority. Rejoinder, that the defendant did not so ratify. Issue. At this point a change of venue was granted, on the application of the defendant, to Henry county. The cause was there tried by…