Breach of Promise,
Mr. Justice Byles, when an advocate, was once for the defendant in an action for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff proved the promise to marry, and that the defendant had married •someone else. The case seemed, a question of damages, but Byles put two questions to the plaintiff: — •]Did not he promise to marry you when his father was dead ? ' 1 Yes. ' •* Is his father dead? ' " No. ' * That is my case, my lord, ' said Byles. * But, brother Byles, ' said the judge, * he has married someone else. ' 'Well, my lord, ' said Byles, * his wife may die before his father, or afterwards, and he may outlive them both, when it will be time io fulfil the promise.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 May 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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120Breach of Promise, Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 May 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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