Breach of Promise.
breach oi promise action between r two 41 parlies whose -"-names'- *are Widely ; known m Tasmania has, says the Hobart ! Mercury) recently aroused some passing; exdVenient. r The plaintiff was Miss; Emmas Catherine Fletcher, a youthful i lady residing at Campbell Town, and : and the .defendant, waß : ; Mr . Thomas . Emeteen Headlam, son of a landed proprietor ia the Campbell Town district . ; The trial came on at the Supreme Court : "Jjadncestpp, on. ; the , 3rd , April>. \ and i lasted tyro days. . The : case for the: plaintiff was that the ciefendant having j seduceif tier and promised to marry her, \ had Bttbsei[uentlj' feiused ; t6 do so. fA \ "child wttfi born, but died .within a^few %burß-of. the cdmmencement of the trial. plaintiff £5000 damages. : m defence by counsel, it was contended ; -tha^there-was no promise on., the. part ; except Bach as ww : made under duress, , that . the., plaintiff; -was Juncbaste, andwas not always roady ; ;^d v willibgf'tcl marry the defendant. !s3i? defence .;was not;" maintain^ ' as the defendant did'not call any evidence which accordingly went to the jury ; absolute uncontrdicted. The jury ananimously found for the plaintiff, award** ing £4000 damage?. £
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS18830421.2.24
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 114, 21 April 1883, Page 3
Word Count
189Breach of Promise. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 114, 21 April 1883, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in