Ryther v. Lefferts
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.
Plaintiff pleads that in June, 1923, she became engaged to marry one Brevoort, and that defendants, knowing of the engagement which then existed, conspired to induce Brevoort to refuse to marry her, and by means of various acts and false statements maliciously brought it about that Brevoort refused to perform his contract of marriage, and, instead, consorted with one of the defendants. The complaint sets forth many unnecessary evidentiary facts which are not requisite to a proper statement of her alleged cause of action.
Plaintiff attempts to sustain this complaint by applying the reasoning…
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