Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Perhaps related to the article titled "Hutton Accuser Swoons. Spectators Banished as Suing Nurse Tells Wild Love Scene, Asserting Betrayal by Aimee's Mate." Los Angeles Times, 22 Jun. 1932: A1. In 1932, Myrtle St. Pierre brought a breach of promise suit against David Hutton two days after his marriage to the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The jury awarded her $5,000. Photograph of breach of promise plaintiff Myrtle St. Pierre during the court proceedings, limp and kneeling beside a chair, assisted by attorney Lorrin Andrews who supports her. Handwritten on negative: L & R. Myrtle St. Pierre. Lorrin Andrews. Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11502 ark:/21198/zz002h9jrf
Subject
Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903 Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.) Andrews, Lorrin, 1872-1953
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