New York Court of Appeals

Henry M. Pickle, Respondent v. W. Bertram Page, Appellant

January 7, 1930252 N.Y. 474

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, holding that in an action for the abduction of an immature child the plaintiff need not prove loss of service, and that damages for wounded feelings and punitive damages are permissible; the trial judge’s instruction to the jury on such damages was proper.