In an action for breach of promise of marriage, the amount of the verdict is in the discretion of the jury. All circumstances in aggravation or mitigation are admissible in evidence. Exemplary damages may be given.11

In Coolidge vs. Neat,12 the following set of instructions were held proper:

The jury are instructed that they may consider the following elements of damages:

(1) Disappointment of plaintiff's reasonable expectations, and the loss caused thereby, and among other things the money value of the marriage.

(2) The injury to her affections.

(3) Mortification and distress resulting from the defendant's refusal to fulfill his promise, and in connection with the last two elements of injury, the length of time during which the engagement has existed, her wounded spirit, the disgrace and insult to her feelings, and probable solitude which would result from the desertion.