ORTEGA v. LARA

No. 230.

202 U.S. 339 (1906)

ORTEGA v. LARA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1906.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George H. Lamar, with whom Mr. N.B.K. Pettingill was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Frederic D. McKenney, with whom Mr. John Spalding Flannery and Mr. T.D. Mott, Jr., were on the brief, for defendant in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

Angela Lara brought her action against Antonio Ortega in the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by her by reason of his breach of promise of marriage. The date of the promise was laid as June 1, 1900, and of the breach in 1904. Both parties were subjects of Spain and residents of Porto...

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