Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law

by Patrick Brode

Overview

Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada – breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442657625
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	12/15/2002
Series:	Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Patrick Brode is an independent scholar and lawyer in Windsor, Ontario.