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Title: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: Sanguine on July 27, 2018, 02:25:49 pm
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By Virginia Bridges

July 26, 2018 06:53 PM

A Durham County judge awarded the owner of a BMX bike stunt show company more than $8.8 million from the man he said seduced his wife and ruined his marriage.

Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson awarded Keith King more than $2.2 million in compensatory damages and three times that in punitive damages from Francisco Huizar III of San Antonio, Texas.

Huizar’s attorney said they will appeal...

https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/crime/article215577310.html (https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/crime/article215577310.html)

I'm curious as to what TBRers will say about this.
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: endicom on July 27, 2018, 02:30:15 pm

Seduced? It takes two to tango.

Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: Wingnut on July 27, 2018, 02:32:30 pm
Quote from: Sanguine on July 27, 2018, 02:25:49 pm
I'm curious as to what TBRers will say about this.

Was she hot?
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: Sanguine on July 27, 2018, 02:33:41 pm
Quote from: The Ghost on July 27, 2018, 02:32:30 pm
What she hot?

OK, except for you. 
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: kidd on July 27, 2018, 08:41:55 pm
Adultery is the most awful non-violent thing that one person can do to another.
If people can seek damages due to other forms of stress, then adultery is certainly warranted as a form of stress.

But as far as the secular government is concerned, marriage is a contract. Unless there is a pre-nup in place, I'm not sure that punitive damages are applicable.
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: goatprairie on July 28, 2018, 02:46:15 am
Quote from: kidd on July 27, 2018, 08:41:55 pm
Adultery is the most awful non-violent thing that one person can do to another.
If people can seek damages due to other forms of stress, then adultery is certainly warranted as a form of stress.

But as far as the secular government is concerned, marriage is a contract. Unless there is a pre-nup in place, I'm not sure that punitive damages are applicable.
I would think this thing would be unconstitutional. If someone can be awarded money for "emotional damage," then katy bar the door. The nation's courts will be flooded with similar suits.
Adultery is not good, but awarding money for it opens up a can of worms that can't be easily put back in the can.
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: Sanguine on July 28, 2018, 02:47:41 am
Isn't the government sanction of marriage recognizing a contract?  And, if it's a contract, it's enforceable.
Title: Re: He slept with a married woman. Now a judge says, pay the jilted husband $8.8 million
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on July 28, 2018, 02:52:30 am
Wow talk about a Pandora's box.