BREACH OF PROMISE

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 42, 18 August 1922, Page 5

BREACH OF PROMISE

VERDICT, BUT NO DAMAGES

(IT Til IOtAMI — PIUS /HBOCIATIOK.)

AUCKLAND, 17th August

An action for £1000 damages for alleged breach of promise to marry was brought by Emily Stewart, of Pai-awai, against Thomas Edward fasker, hotelkeeper, of Thames, in the Supieme Court to-daj The jury, after twenty I minutes' letirement found that ( there I bad been a contract, and that defendant broke the contract, but that no damages 1 should be awarded to plaintiff For the plaintiff, it was alleged that aftei becoming engaged defendant cooled off, and became engaged to another woman. Ir cross-examination, the plaintiff ad mitted that she had eight jJiJdren and eight grandchildren She said that de fendant had proposed to her in her house m March, 1919 She laughed at him, because she had only known him for a wrek, and it t\ as too soon CounWl ■ "When next did he pro pose?" Plaintiff • "Oh, he proposed eveiry day That's the kind of man he is " In evidence, the defendant admitted that ho had become engaged to plaintiff, but said that when he asked her to be married she did Dot appear to take any notice of it He bought her rings, cost; ing £18, £25, and £50 ie»pectively To wards the latter part of the engagement, he went to see her several times, but she naa not at home He felt he was not wanted, and staved away There was aonthei man she appaiently pie I ferred He admitted that certain letters i had been written to anothei woman, and i that he was engaged to* her He also admitted that he had been engaged to 1 several women His Honour reserved i leave for plaintiff's counsel to move for' I a new trial <