"A SUBTLE CHANGE"
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. Br Teleeraph-Preee Aeiocfatlon. . Christchurch, November 17Evclvn Mabel Smith, spinster, Christchurch, sued Eric Edward Smith, engineer. Taihnne, before Mr. Justice Herdnmn in (he Supreme Court to-day, fo* £M tfamnees for breach of promise of mnrrinsre. Tho caso was not defended. Plaintiff stated'that she and defendant became engaged when he went away in (he Mnin Body. He sent her a. rintc f(cm Cairo, ana , numerous letters. He staved with her family at Tniluipo when hn came back to New Zealand, and seemed n-nxious to marry. Later he broke off the enenitemeiil, saying that "a subtle chance" han' come over him. Tho jury awarded ulaintiff JE25f. damages, with costs on the middle scale.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 46, 18 November 1919, Page 6
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117"A SUBTLE CHANGE" Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 46, 18 November 1919, Page 6
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