A v B - [1974] 1 NZLR 673

Husband and wife — Contracts to marry — Breach of promise — Aggravated compensatory damages may be awarded but not exemplary or punitive damages — Conduct of defendant relevant to aggravated compensatory damages — Expenses incurred and lost by breach recoverable.

Damages — Aggravation — Aggravated compensatory damages recoverable for breach of promise to marry — Distinction between "aggravated compensatory damages" and "exemplary or punitive damages" — Recovery of expenditure incurred and lost by breach.