Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Related to the article "Balm Granted In Hutton Case. Jury Agrees From Start; Sum of $5000 Awarded. Cheer Follows Decision as Temple Disciples Split. Aimee's Mate to Fight on; Miss St. Pierre Satisfied." Los Angeles Times, 10 Jul. 1932. Photograph of Myrtle St. Pierre looking happy as she makes a phone call at a pay phone after a jury awarded her $5000 in a breach of promise suit against David Hutton. The location is probably the Los Angeles County Courthouse. 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. Title and caption from photo standalone: Aimee's Mate must Pay Nurse Who Accused Him: David L. Hutton and Hazel Myrtle Joan St. Pierre [Los Angeles Times, 10 Jul. 1932: 9] 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_11504 ark:/21198/zz002h9jtg
Subject
Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903 Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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