Paulickpulle vs Casie Chetty – clr volume 1 page 102

In the case between the first and second plaintiffs (a father and daughter) and the defendant (contracted spouse), the court addressed whether a breach of a marriage agreement by the defendant, who married another person before the contracted marriage date, constituted a valid cause of action for damages, and whether the action had been brought in the correct jurisdiction. It was held that the cause of action arose in Colombo, the place of the breach, and not in Chilaw, therefore jurisdiction was improperly exercised. On the merits, it was determined that only nominal damages could be sustained as the first plaintiff suffered no direct prejudice, leading to dismissal of the action with costs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that contractual breaches must be pursued in the forum where