Legal Opinion
Hutchins v. Day
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 8, 1967No. 692Published
1Opinion of the Court
153 S.E.2d 132 (1967)
269 N.C. 607
Louise G. HUTCHINS
v.
Russell V. DAY.
No. 692.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
March 8, 1967.
Alston, Alexander, Pell & Pell, E. L. Alston, Jr., Greensboro, for plaintiff appellant.
Russell V. Day (in propria persona), for defendant appellee.
PLESS, Justice.
While an action for civil seduction may be maintained without a promise to marry, the mere proof of intercourse, and no more, is not sufficient to warrant recovery. Volenti non fit injuria. Hardin v. Davis, 183 N.C. 46, 110 S.E. 602, 21 A.L.R. 302. This Latin phrase is translated to mean "To the consenting no…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shaw v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Dawson v. DawsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Gray v. GraySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1934
- Thome v. MacKenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Earshlie I. Albert v. Margaret C. McGrathCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.