Jacobs v. Sire
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Esther Jacobs against Harry B. Sire for breach of marriage promise. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The action was brought to recover damages for a breach of an alleged promise of marriage. In submitting the case to the jury the learned trial judge charged with a good deal of particularity that, in case of a promise to marry- and a breach thereof, the plaintiff was entitled, in the first place, to recover such damages as would fully compensate her for the loss of marriage, and the items were referred to for which compensatory damages might be given. The jury were further charged that, over and above such compensatory damages, the plaintiff was absolutely entitled to exemplary damages upon…
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