Lanterna Rally

Author: Edwin H. Woodruff

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-12

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9781330283851

Excerpt from A Selection of Cases on Domestic Relations and the Law of Persons Assumpsit for breach of promise of marriage. Plea, non assumpsit. There was no express promise of marriage proved. Evidence was given that the defendant had been much in the society of the plaintiff, visiting her frequently, walking with her alone, and taking her to ride; that, during the sickness of the plaintiff, the defendant had shown a deep interest in her, and had brought her sister, who resided at a distance, to take care of her; that he had stayed at her father's house at one time for several days, and had continued his attentions to her for nearly two years. The plaintiff then gave birth to a child, alleged to be the child of the defendant, and the defendant discontinued the intimacy. Greene, Chief Justice, charged the jury. The plaintiff sets forth in her declaration, mutual promises of marriage made by the plaintiff on one hand, and the defendant on the other, and broken by the defendant, and asks damages for the breach of promise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.