Recently, a Connecticut jury unanimously ruled in favor of an eight-year-old boy who was sued by his aunt for hugging her.

Jennifer Connell of New York sued her nephew, Sean Tarala, for $127,000 after she fell and broke her wrist when her nephew jumped into her arms at his birthday party.

“All of a sudden he was there in the air, I had to catch him and we tumbled onto the ground,” Connell testified in court. “I remember him shouting, ‘Auntie Jen, I love you!’ and there he was, flying at me."

According to news reports, Connell testified she loves the "very loving, sensitive" boy but thought he should be held accountable.

“The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight-year-old under those circumstances would know or should have known that a forceful greeting such as the one delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff could cause the harms and losses suffered by the plaintiff,” the lawsuit claimed.

"I live in Manhattan in a third-floor walkup so it has been very difficult," Connell said. "And we all know how crowded it is in Manhattan."

She continued, "I was at a party recently and it was difficult to hold my hors d'oeuvres plate."

The boy was the only defendant in the case. The boys' mother, Lisa Tarala, died last year.

Connell's lawyer issued a statement, saying, "From the start, this was a case was about one thing:  getting medical bills paid by homeowner's insurance.  Our client was never looking for money from her nephew or his family."

—Sources:  nypost.com and foxnews.com