Ratcliffe v. Walker
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case brought by Thomas Grant Walker against H. L. Ratcliffe and Alice, his *571wife, and their children, Prank, John and Alice Ratcliffe. T-he declaration charges the formation and execution of a conspiracy to alienate from the plaintiff the affections of his wife, who was a daughter of H. L. and Alice Ratcliffe, and a sister of the other defendants. To a judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000 this writ of error was awarded.
The evidence is voluminous and on some points conflicting, but viewing it as on a demurrer, the following facts appear: The…
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