232 Mass. 516
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 1919
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1919-03-31
Contract for breach of a contract to marry. Writ dated February 24,1917. In the Superior Court the action was tried before McLaughlin, J. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000, and, by agreement of the parties, the judge, “because through inadvertence the defendant failed seasonably to file his exceptions,” reported the case for determination by this court. The case was submitted on briefs.
Decided 1919-03-31
¶1This is an action to recover damages for alleged breach of promise to marry. The only question presented is *517whether there was error in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant. The evidence was ample to support a verdict for the plaintiff.
¶2Judgment for the plaintiff on the verdict.