Caplan v. Caplan

The motion for a directed verdict should have been granted.

For convenience the plaintiff’s husband is referred to as David, his father as Louis, and his mother as Lena. David had always lived with his parents and when he and the plaintiff were married, she joined the household. The marriage proved unsuccessful and there was a separation after a few months, when the plaintiff returned to her former home. In a general way the plaintiff claimed that the defendants sought to make a domestic servant of her, while the defendants took the position that she married for mercenary reasons. The home…