London v. Smart

This is an action on the case in which the plaintiff charges the defendant, in the first count, with alienation of the affections of his wife; the second cóunt alleges criminal conversation. The plaintiff recovered a verdict of $5,000 and the case is before this court on defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict upon the general grounds that the verdict is against law and evidence and that the damages are excessive; and also motion to set aside the verdict on the grounds of newly discovered evidence. There are no exceptions.

The testimony offered before the jury would perhaps fall short of…