Law & American Society

Resource 5 . 9

5 minutes

In re Greene

Johnathan McCaskill,

G.K.

The defendant in the following case was a millionaire who went bankrupt and was sued by his mistress for the lavish promises of support he made to her during the "Roaring Twenties." The question is whether he will now be obligated to pay them?

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

45 F.2d 428

No. 48299

1930-12-06

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