Van Houten v. Morse
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, for breach of promise of marriage. At the trial in this court, before Barker, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
The defence principally relied on in this case is that the promise which the jury have found was made was induced by fraudulent conduct and representations and concealments on the part of the plaintiff with reference to various matters relating to her past life, to her parentage and family, and to her position and circumstances. The defendant contends that the instructions of the court as to what constituted fraudulent concealment were not sufficient, and that certain requests which he made should have been given.
The jury were correctly instructed that it was not the duty of a party, before…
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