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LYON v. BUSH

No. 4441.

49 Haw. 116 (1966)

412 P.2d 662

BARBARA JEAN LYON v. G. FRED BUSH III.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford J. Langa (Crockett & Langa on the briefs) for defendant-appellant.

Ralph E. Corey (Clark & Corey on the brief) for plaintiff-appellee.

CASSIDY, ACTING C.J., WIRTZ, LEWIS AND MIZUHA, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE KING ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY MIZUHA, J.

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...

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