Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1902 (2026)

Actions for breach of promise to marry abolished.

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§ 1902. Actions for breach of promise to marry abolished.

All causes of action for breach of contract to marry are abolished.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1992–2019 · leading case: Gilbert v. Barkes, 987 S.W.2d 772 (Ky. 1999).

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Gilbert v. Barkes, 987 S.W.2d 772 (Ky. 1999). · cites it 2× “29 (Anderson 1997)); Pennsylvania (23 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 1902 (West 1998)); Utah ( Jackson v.”

Lindh v. Surman, 702 A.2d 560 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997). “Appellant is not seeking damages for an unfulfilled promise of marriage, nor did she initiate any action, rather she is seeking to keep that which she thought was freely given to her. . The elimination of a fault based analysis may actually provide an incentive for some men not…”

Smith v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. (\Amtrak\")", 25 F. Supp. 2d 578 (E.D. Pa. 1998). “23 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 1902. Throughout the years since that date the courts of the Commonwealth have remained steadfast against any attempt to undermine or evade the will of the General Assembly by the use of artful pleading to craft different causes of action which are in…”

Yanakos, C., Aplts. v. UPMC (Pa. 2019). “, 23 Pa.C.S. § 1902 (“All causes of action for breach of contract to marry are abolished.”

Smith v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. (\Amtrak\")", 25 F. Supp. 2d 574 (E.D. Pa. 1998). “” 23 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 1902. As if to emphasize the point, the legislation also included the follovdng: Actions to enforce prohibited.”

Stephenson v. Szabo, 20 Pa. D. & C.4th 97 (1992). “” 23 Pa.C.S. §1902. Elsewhere, the statute states: “No contract to marry which is made within this Commonwealth shall give rise, either within or without this Commonwealth, to a cause of action for breach of the contract.”

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