Hoffman v. Kemerer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh county. This was an action on the case, brought by George Kemerer against Eli Hoffman, to recoverdamages for the alleged seduction of his daughter Caroline, per quod, &c., in which there ivas a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. On the trial eighteen bills of exception were sealed for defendant as to the admission and rejection of testimony, most of which were abandoned on the assignment of errors in this court.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh county. This was an action on the case, brought by George Kemerer against Eli Hoffman, to recoverdamages for the alleged seduction of his daughter Caroline, per quod, &c., in which there ivas a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. On the trial eighteen bills of exception were sealed for defendant as to the admission and rejection of testimony, most of which were abandoned on the assignment of errors in this court. Five only of the alleged errors in sustaining objections on the part of the plaintiff t.o questions propounded by the defendant, on the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Lowrie, C. J.
All the questions made on this record may be stated in one. In an action for seduction, may the woman who was seduced be asked, on cross-examination, whether she has had connection with other men, for the purpose of showing her bad character, or for the purpose of laying grounds for contradicting her, if she denies it? We think the court properly negatived this question.
True enough, the parent is entitled to damages for the disgrace brought upon the family by this stain upon the general good character or reputation of the daughter, but is…
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