Legal Opinion
Maggay v. Nikitko
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 18, 1933PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The complaint in this action is in two counts, the plaintiff seeking damages in one for the alienation of his wife’s affections by the defendant and in the other for criminal conversation by the defendant with her. Separate verdicts on the two counts were not asked and the jury returned a general verdict for the plaintiff to recover $4500, from the judgment upon which the defendant has appealed. He claims error in the charge as given and in the failure of the trial court to give certain requests to charge.
The trial court, in instructing the jury as to damages under the first count, charged…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Foot v. CardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Ziman v. WhitleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Aaronson v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Bigaouette v. PauletMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Valentine v. PollakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kennedy v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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