Johnson v. Travis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Fillmore county, Farmer, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
Action for breach of promise of marriage. We have only to consider whether the court erred in its instructions to the jury, and whether the verdict was excessive. The case shows that at the time the alleged contract was entered into the plaintiff was the mother of two bastard children, and that the defendant then knew that fact.
1. The court instructed the jury that if they found the contract of marriage to have been entered into, and that at that time the defendant knew that plaintiff had been an unchaste woman, and was the mother of two bastard children, and that defendant broke the contract…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thorn v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Southard v. RexfordNew York Supreme Court · 1826
- Johnson v. . JenkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
3Cited by13 opinions
- Beaulieu v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Stratton v. DoleNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
- Morgan v. MuenchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Sneve v. LunderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Hively v. GolnickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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