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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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A federal district court jury in Washington awarded $50,000 to lawyer Carl Dawson Smith III from Richard Hippelheuser, a former special assistant to Secretary Henry A. Wallace, for alienating the affections of Smith's now-divorced wife. The award split evenly between compensatory and punitive damages; Smith had sought $100,000.
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WASHINGTON. (AP)—A federal district court jury has decided that Richard Hippelheuser, who was a special assistant to former secretary of commerce Henry A. Wallace, must pay $50,000 for alienating the affections of another man's wife, now divorced.
After an hour's deliberations, the jury decided Hippelheuser should pay the amount to Carl Dawson Smith 3rd, 35-year-old lawyer. Smith was awarded $25,000 compensatory damages and $25,000 punitive damages.
It was one of the largest awards ever made here in a heart balm action. Smith had asked for $100,000.
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Washington
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$50,000 awarded to carl dawson smith 3rd ($25,000 compensatory damages and $25,000 punitive damages) from richard hippelheuser; one of the largest awards in a heart balm action here; smith had asked for $100,000
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Federal district court jury decided Richard Hippelheuser must pay $50,000 for alienating the affections of Carl Dawson Smith 3rd's wife, now divorced; deliberations lasted one hour