BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1825, 18 March 1884, Page 3

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

[BY TKLEGKAI'H.— PRKiS ASSOCIATION.] Du>i:mv Saturday. A bkeacii of promise of mauiago action ia likely to occupy the attention of the Snptcnie Comt shoitly. Tlic plaintiff (Kate Mann) sues the defendant (David Hunter Muivjn, of Rn\bnigh), alleging that she enteied the sei vice of defendant as his housekeeper on October I, 18S2, atasalaiy of £1 pet week, and lemninod in such service till November of the following year. No pai tof such waives having been paid s>he claims C,") 0. In a second count the plaintiff clums C'2oo for breach of piomibcof maiiingc. allcL ling that while bhe was in the defendant^' employ tliev agreed to many, but that defendant has since neglected and refused to marry her. The defendant in his pleading admitted that plaintiff entered into his sen ice on October ], 18S2, and remained till July, ISS3, when she was obliged to discontinue in his service, and states that he paid her teitain sums of money for and on account of her wages, and paid I'heis peisons other Mimsot morey foi a ••' at her lequest. Hedenud that there 1- n<r .in agreement to marry, and d .'»es her -\ ith gioss impropuety Meivyn was found ly membeiof t'< ilouse of It piosentatives for Mount V i