Thompson v. Scott
North Dakota Supreme Court
From a judgment of the District Court of Williams County, Fisk, J., defendant appeals. In an action for damages for breach of promise of marriage, the testimony of the plaintiff upon all of the material matters must be corroborated. Huston v. Johnson, 29 N. D. 546, 151 N. W. 774; 5 Cyc. 1017; Giese v. Schultz, 65 Wis. 487, 27 N. W. 353 ; Musselman v. Barker, 26 Neb. 737, 42 N. W. 759; Chamness v. Cox, 131 Ind. 118, 30 N. E. 901; Kennedy v. Rodgers, 2 Kan.
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From a judgment of the District Court of Williams County, Fisk, J., defendant appeals. In an action for damages for breach of promise of marriage, the testimony of the plaintiff upon all of the material matters must be corroborated. Huston v. Johnson, 29 N. D. 546, 151 N. W. 774; 5 Cyc. 1017; Giese v. Schultz, 65 Wis. 487, 27 N. W. 353 ; Musselman v. Barker, 26 Neb. 737, 42 N. W. 759; Chamness v. Cox, 131 Ind. 118, 30 N. E. 901; Kennedy v. Rodgers, 2 Kan. App. 764, 44 Pac. 47;. Salchert v. Reinig, 135 Wis. 194, 115 N. W. 132; Fisher v. Kenyon, 56 Wash. 8,104 Pac. 1127, 20 Ann. Oas. 1264;…
1Opinion of the CourtChristianson, J.
This is an action for damages for breach of promise of marriage, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $300. Judgment was entered pursuant to the verdict, and this appeal is from the judgment.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict. The plaintiff has never been married, and during the time involved in this action she operated a hotel at Wheeloek in Williams county in this state. The defendant is a widower, and was a practising physician at Bay, about 6 miles distant from Wheeloek. The defendant’s wife died in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Erickson v. WiperNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
- Salchert v. ReinigWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Fisher v. OliverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Kelley v. BrennanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1892
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