Develin v. Riggsbee

Lydia Riggsbee, by her next friend, sued Develin for breach of marriage contract. The declaration contains three counts: 1. A promise to marry when requested, and refusal. 2. A promise to marry on request, but that he married another. And, 3. To marry in a reasonable time, and refusal.

Develin filed four pleas. First, the general issue, which was afterwards withdrawn. The second and fourth pleas set up a release from Miss Riggsbee before suit, and after she had arrived at the age of eighteen years. The demurrers filed to these pleas were sustained. The third is the only plea leading to an…