Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-10-28
BREACH OF PROMISE.
Manner In Which the Law Treat, n
In Different Ccuntr;es.

warmer In Which the Law Treats II
In Different Countries.
EhSAnd Is the best place. from the
VlNihtin point OF view. for breach
VI promise action. All other conn.
tries seem 20 regard with ,.rave su~.
pici"n any attempt To- recover NONE
'arF compensation FOR the loss OF n
prospective husband. nnd unless the
p.ain'ih has very strong ease ind .,.d
Is never worth her while 70 carry
her grief Into the law courts
In France breach OF promise ,-oses
are rare. for the simple reason ,l,t
inc law requires the pialniif 10 prove
.nat she has suffered pccuniarv loss
NOW. this l. not an easy thing to do
an the part OF the lady. cepccial,y I'm
country where n girl without a dot
'n"' Is marriage pOrtion.-has n poor
cnance OF hndlng husband Holland
ana Austria have adopted the French
system. aud the result has been ainnt
inc same. Breach or promise actions
are rare. the injured damsels or their
relatives usually taking the law into
their own hands.
fracucal Germany. as might be OK
pected, has perhaps the best metbod
Tor solving this problem Whom n
young couple become engaged ibcv
nave to go through a public betrotbot
ceremony that ought 10 knock all the
shyness out OF them. In the LEGAL
town hall the pair declare their aT..c.
uon' Willingness TO marry. etc. enGin.
Dy signing collection OF docu,,nuts
that apparently leave no lno,,boie yar
escape. But n either party TO The, con
tract wishes 10 withdraw another. i.,,,r.
hey Is undertaken 10 the town han
ana another collection 81 Documents
signed. witnessed and scaled Th,n
the authorities determine T.. or,,.i..
Vi compeastiion-shoull Il ir claimed
In This connection Il may T.. said that
the man can and often .'ar. claim y
solauum for his wnunGcd feclinrs
inc usual award 4 one-Gffh ,f tho
marriage dowry. II is easy to under.
stand when all this Is remembered
now loath the young reoplc OF Ger.
many are TO break their betrothol
oatbs.
As the law Of Italy affords little or
no protection whatever 10 Tilted d,,,.
sells or SWANS. Il IS not surprising that
the stiletto should be the favorite moie
OF deciding breach Of promise cases
The italian law demands that the nor.
son suing for the breach shall produce
written promise TO marry from the
defendant; otherwise the action cannot
proceed. This difficulty Is almost in
surmountable. and the Italian Judges
are seldom troubled To adjudicatc he
tween one time lovers.
To bring an action for breach of
promise OF marriage against a reigning
monarch Is an achievement. but il has
been done, and 10y an English lady
Miss Jenny Mighell sued the sultan OF
Johore. and as there was doubt
whether the dusky one was actually a
reigning monarch the case was allowed
10 come into court. but the judge quick
~ disposed OF the action by ruling II
inadmiSsible for the reason referred TO
ana Miss Mighcll was nonsulted.
II Is remarkable that one OF the two
actions which have brought verdicts
Tor tloCOo each To- the i.aiutiffs should
nave had Tor Us defendant the editor
OF matrimonial paper The second
case was between well known actress
and the eldest son 90 an earl.-Inndon
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