Impotent man abused wife's right to sexuality

An Italian man got himself married without warning that he was impotent. Italy’s Supreme Court has awarded the woman damages.

The woman said her husband should have warned her in advance and described his conduct as “contrary to the principles of loyalty, fairness and good faith”.

Courts in Palermo, where the couple were married, rejected her argument, saying that the man “was not responsible for his ailment”.

But the Supreme Court has now overturned the lower courts’ rulings, saying the Italian constitution upheld the right to sexuality.

Impotent husband must pay damages