Jacobs v. Sire
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal by defendant from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff upon the verdict of a jury, and from order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial,
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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- Maier v. HomanNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1871
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