Case Name: Johanna F. Ryan vs. James McKittrick
Court: Rhode Island Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1925-01-20
Citations: 1 R.I. Dec. 91
Docket Number: No.51828
Parties: Johanna F. Ryan vs. James McKittrick
Judges: 
Reporter: Rhode Island Decisions
Volume: 1
Pages: 91–91

Head Matter:
SUPERIOR COURT
Johanna F. Ryan vs. James McKittrick
No.51828
RESCRIPT
For Plaintiff: Stephen J. Casey, J. J. McCabe.
For Defendant: William A. Gunning.
January 20, 1925

Opinion:
BLODGETT, J.
Heard upon motion for new trial filed by defendant after verdict of a jury for plaintiff for $380.
Action for breach of promise of-marriage.
The alleged proposal of marriage occurred at the rooming house of defendant after a comparatively short acquaintance, and was not communicated to the parents of plaintiff. Defendant made some presents of confectionery to the plaintiff but gave her no token of an engagement, and no love letters were introduced. Defendant absolutely denied any promise.
All the circumstances surrounding the affair lead the court to feel that plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proving such promise by a fair preponderance of the evidence.
Motion granted.