jilted lovers could once sue for breach of promise – did we lose something in abolishing this law?

  • Written by: Alecia Simmonds, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
jilted lovers could once sue for breach of promise – did we lose something in abolishing this law?Leah Joy Kelton/Shutterstock

Just a few lines to my ever dear Beattie. My dear love. I am nearly mad. Dear love, I love the ground you walk upon. My dear love. I pity you from the bottom of my heart. You are my love for life. I think it is a yarn about my wife being alive … I think it is spite … Dear, I would like to see you...

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