DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4740, 17 March 1884, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Yesterday. A breach of promise of marriage action is likely to occupy the attention of the Supreme Court shortly; The plaintiff (Kate Mann) sues the defendant (David Hunter Mervyn, of Roxburgh), alleging that she entered the service of defendant as his housekeeper on October Ist, 1882, at a salary of £1 per week, and remained in such serice till November 14th, 1883. No part of such wages having been paid, she claims £500. In a second count the plaintiff claims £200 for breach of promise of marriage alleging that while she was in the .defendant's employ they agreed to marry, but that defendant has since neglected and refused to marry her. The defendant, in his pleading, admits that plaintiff, entered into his service on October Ist, 1882, and remained till July, 1883, when she was obliged to discontinue being in his service, but states that he paid her certain sums of money for and on account of her wages, and paid divers persons other sums of money for and at her request. He denies that there was ever an agreement to marry, and charges her with gross impropriety.