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Show PORTLAND Mi SELLS HIS WIFE TO NEIGHBOR After Giving Purchaser a Bill of Sale, Brings Suit Against Him for Alienating His Wife's Affections. Af-fections. Portland, Ore. John Braganza, n German, after having sold his wife to his neighbor, H. Ruddat, for $150, has brought up the most perplexing legal problem in many years by bringing action against his wife's purchaser for alienating her affections. Ruddat made good his claim that he had purchased pur-chased Mrs. Braganza by presenting a bill of sale, bearing the signature not only of his complaining neighbor, but of the woman. This unusual document is to be presented pre-sented in the circuit court as Ruddat's defense of the charge of alienating the woman's affections. It is now in the possession of Attorneys John F. logan and John H. Stevenson. The point they raise is as to how Braganza can be damaged, as he contends in his complaint, when he sold, bartered and exchanged his wife for the sum of $150. Here is a copy of the bill of sale: "Portland, Oregon, March 4, 1909. I my wife have sold to H. Ruddat for $150. (Signed.) John Braganza, Emma Em-ma Braganza, H. Ruddat." |