Dent v. Pickens
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited: 2 Greenl. Ev. §§ 253, 256; 48 Ind. 562 ; 31 Wis. 46 ; 11 Pa. St. 321; 75 Ind. 417; 2 Pa. St. 80 ; 3 Bibb 341; 1 E. I. 493; 32 17. Ya. 45 ; 30 N. Y. 285; 31 Ark. 685; 2 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law 527; 1 Camp. 460; 31 Barb. 273; 24 Pa. St. 408. cited: 2 Chitt. PI. 322; 1 Bob. Forms 520; 4 Min. Inst. P’t. II, 1399; 18 17. Ya. 1; 3 Suth. Dam. 316, 317, 323, 326; 3 Am. Pep. 147; Acts 1882, c. 120, s. 6 ; 48 Ind. 562; 2 Par.
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cited: 2 Greenl. Ev. §§ 253, 256; 48 Ind. 562 ; 31 Wis. 46 ; 11 Pa. St. 321; 75 Ind. 417; 2 Pa. St. 80 ; 3 Bibb 341; 1 E. I. 493; 32 17. Ya. 45 ; 30 N. Y. 285; 31 Ark. 685; 2 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law 527; 1 Camp. 460; 31 Barb. 273; 24 Pa. St. 408. cited: 2 Chitt. PI. 322; 1 Bob. Forms 520; 4 Min. Inst. P’t. II, 1399; 18 17. Ya. 1; 3 Suth. Dam. 316, 317, 323, 326; 3 Am. Pep. 147; Acts 1882, c. 120, s. 6 ; 48 Ind. 562; 2 Par. Cont. 70; 102 Mass. 3S5; 33 Md. 288; 30 N. Y. 285 ; 10 N. 17. Pep. 598 ; 9 S. 17. Pep. 788 ; 4 5. f. Pep. 8; 8 Am. Pep. 336; 22 17. Ya. 253; 32 17. Ya. 41; 40 Am. Pep. 275;…
1Opinion of the Court
Lucas, President:
This was an action "of assumpsit for breach of marriage promise brought by the plaintiff in the Circuit Court of Barbour county. The jury found for the plaintiff, and awarded her damages to the amount of ten thousand dollars. The defendant moved to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, but the court overruled his motion and gave judgment against him in accordance with the finding of the jury. Nine bills of exceptions were reserved during the *242trial, involving sundry interesting questions of law, which, we will now proceed to consider.
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