NO MORE HEART BALM
"Heart balm suits"—actions for breach of promise or alienation of affections —are now illegal in.New York State. Persons filing such suits in future will be liable to a fine up to £1000 and five years in prison. The last day before the law came into force saw a rush to evade such penalties. Over 150 suits were filed at the Supreme Court, and these are not expected to be finished with be- j fore 1938. It is predicted that the law will save men at least £2,000,000 a year. But many legal experts prophesy that women will rue the day they denounced members of their sex for seeking to capitalise their affections. "These women," one lawyer said, "will soon realise they have cheated themselves of rights and
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 6, 6 July 1935, Page 15
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131NO MORE HEART BALM Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 6, 6 July 1935, Page 15
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