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Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, during the trial at the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Myrtle St. Pierre, breach of promise plaintiff, during the trial at the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: July 9, 1932
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: 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.
Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle, 1932. St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?
Handwritten on negative: Myrtle St. Pierre
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11508
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Subject: Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles
St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903
Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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