Gray v. Hoover

GREENE, Judge.

Plaintiff, William L. Gray, brought this action against defendant, Wallace Neil Hoover, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for alienation of affections and criminal conversation. Plaintiff was the only witness to testify at trial. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict as to the alienation of affections claim. The criminal conversation issue was submitted to the jury and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $30,000 in compensatory damages and $10,000 in punitive damages. The trial court…