Show FOR BROKEN HEART VARYING LAWS IN BREACH OF PROMISE CASES not easy for jilted damsel to recover damages from faithless swain practical arrangement pro pre vails in germany england la is the boat beat place from the plaintiffs point of 0 view for a breach of promise action all other countries seem to regard with grave suspicion any attempt to recover monetary compensation pensa tion for the loss of a prospective husband and unless the plaintiff has baa a strong case cabe indeed it la Is never worth her while to carry her grief into the law courts says saya tit bits in france breach of promise cases are arc rare for the simple reason that the law requires the plaintiff to prove that she lias has suffered pecuniary loss losa now this lanot Is not an easy thing to do on the part of the lady especially in a country where a girl without a dot that la Is a marr marriage lago portion has a poor chance of finding a husband holland and austria have adopted the french system and the result hasteen has been about tho the breach actions are rare the injured damsels or their relatives usually taking the law into their own hands practical germany as might be expected has perhaps the best method ar for this problem when a young couple become engaged they have to go through a public betrothal 1 ersmond that ought to knock all the eliy nesa out of them in the local town hall the pair declare their affection willin willingness guess to marry etc ending by signing A collection of documents that apparently leave no loophole for escape v but tf if cither party to the contract I 1 wishes to withdraw an another other journey to Is undertaken to the t town hall and an othier collection of documents signed witnessed essed and sealed then the abea au u tho determine the question of compensation compe should shoula it be claimed bif this connection it may be said bald that the cancan roan man can and often does doe claim a for or his wounded feelings the saal inual award to la one fifth of the tha mar ne W dc dowry dawry wry it Is easy to understand ha a all this Js as remembered h how OW si av young people of germany loath t 40 g chok betrothal oaths are to bt bl pf af y little or As the ii i yer to jilted d dam no protection t 19 net surprising sels sela and 4 ba g tho the favorite that the stiletto aboul of 01 promise mode of deciding breach edg that cases cabes the law d dema MR alil the person suing for breach v produce a writt written ezil promise to mari man from the defendant otherwise the action cannot proceed this difficulty Is almost almo it insurmountable and the italian judges are seldom troubled to adjudicate between onetime one time lovers to bring an action for breach of promise of marriage a reigning monarch Is an achievement but it has been done and by an english lady it is now 15 years since miss jenny sued tho the sultan of jo hore and as there was wag a doubt whether the dusky one was actually a reigning monarch tho the case was allowed to come into court but the judge quickly disposed of the action by ruling la it inadmissible for or the reason referred to bo and miss was non suited it is remarkable that one of the two actions which have brought verdicts of JC each to plaintiffs should have had bad for its defendant the editor of ofa a mat matrimonial rimo at paper the second case was between a well known actress and tho ibe oldest eldest son of an earl ear |