Davis v. Slagle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. The following are the instructions referred to in the opinion of the court: “1. That if the jury believe from the evi-. dence that plaintiff and defendant contracted to marry each other and that defendant failed and refused to marry plaintiff, they must find for the plaintiff. 2. That the pleadings in this case admit that defendant refused and failed to marry plaintiff. 8. That in this case if the jury believe there was a contract…
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Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. The following are the instructions referred to in the opinion of the court: “1. That if the jury believe from the evi-. dence that plaintiff and defendant contracted to marry each other and that defendant failed and refused to marry plaintiff, they must find for the plaintiff. 2. That the pleadings in this case admit that defendant refused and failed to marry plaintiff. 8. That in this case if the jury believe there was a contract between plaintiff and defendant to intermarry, they must find for plaintiff. 5. That in assessing the damages the jury are not…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, Judge
This was an action to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The petition averred that about the 15th December, 1857, “ the defendant, in consideration that the plaintiff, then being sole and unmarried, at the request of the defendant, faithfully promised to marry the defendant, did then and there undertake and faithfully promise to marry the plaintiff; that, confiding in the said promise and undertaking of said defendant, plaintiff has remained and continued and still is sole and unmarried, and has always been and still is ready and willing to marry the defendant; that, though…
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