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Damages. Compensation for Mental Suffering. United States and Argentina Source: Columbia Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Mar., 1943), pp. 219-227 Published by: Columbia Law Review Association, Inc. Stable URL: /stable/1117539 Accessed: 05-11-2015 14:36 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at /page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Columbia Law Review Association, Inc. is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Columbia Law Review. This content downloaded from on Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:36:15 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions DECISIONS COMPARATIVE Damages-Compensation for Mental Suffering-United States and Argentina.*-Plaintiffs, Negroes, registered at defendant's hotel in Rochester, New York, were given rooms, but thereafter were refused service in the dining room, solely on account of their color. They sued to recover damages for the humiliation suffered by this breach of con- tract. Defendant moved to dismiss this cause of action.' Held, motion denied. The general rule that mental suffering resulting from breach of contract is not compensable in damages does not apply between innkeeper and guest. Odom v. East Avenue Corp., 178 Misc. 363, 34 N. Y