LYON v. BUSH

No. 4441.

412 P.2d 662 (1966)

Barbara Jean LYON v. G. Fred BUSH, III.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 23, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford J. Langa, Wailuku (Crockett & Langa, Wailuku, on the brief), for appellant.

Ralph E. Corey, Honolulu (Clark & Corey, Honolulu, on the brief), for respondent.

CASSIDY, Acting C. J., WIRTZ, LEWIS and MIZUHA, JJ., and KING, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancy.


MIZUHA, Justice.

Plaintiff sued defendant for a breach of promise of marriage. The jury found in a special verdict "one, that the plaintiff and defendant did enter into a contract to marry; two, that the defendant did breach said contract to marry; three, that defendant did seduce the plaintiff." The jury awarded plaintiff $5,806.50 "as and for actual or compensatory damages," and awarded plaintiff $10,000.00 "as and for exemplary or punitive damages." Defendant appeals...

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