Parsons v. Parker

This action of trespass on the case was brought by the next friend of Grace Parker, an infant, against William Parsons, to recover damages for having carnal knowledge of the plaintiff, she then being under the age of sixteen years, to-wit, in the fifteenth year of her age. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,000, and over the objection of the defendant the trial court entered judgment thereon. The declaration alleges: