Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, in court possibly on the last day of the proceedings when the jury awarded her $5000. St. Pierre wears the same hat in a photograph published the day after the trial ended on July 10. 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. Handwritten on negative: Myrtle St. Pierre Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle, 1932. St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11508 ark:/21198/zz002h9jzj
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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