Taylor v. Patten
Utah Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WADE, Justice.
Plaintiff, Golda Taylor, appeals from a dismissal of her complaint against defendant Stanford Patten, respondent here, who was formerly her husband. She alleged that he intentionally beat and assaulted her during the interlocutory period of their divorce action while they were living apart. The dismissal is reversed because under our statutes a wife may recover from her husband for intentionally inflicted injuries.
Although our statutes do not expressly authorize such recovery, a liberal construction with a view to effect their objects and promote justice1 indicates that such was…
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Rains v. RainsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1935
- Brown v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Courtney v. CourtneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Fitzmaurice v. FitzmauriceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Immer v. RiskoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
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- Mosier v. CarneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Rubalcava v. GissemanUtah Supreme Court · 1963
- Stoker v. StokerUtah Supreme Court · 1980
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