McQuarters v. Ducote

POPE, Justice.

This is an action for alienation of affections in which the trial court sustained ap-pellee’s motion for instructed verdict.

Appellant, Pearl L. McQuarters, sued Bertie Ducote, a widow, claiming that she had alienated the affections of Mrs. Mc-Quarters’ husband, Fred G. McQuarters. Mr. and Mrs. McQuarters had been married for fifteen years with no prior separation or serious marital difficulty. Bertie Duoote at the time of the trial was seventy-four years old and had resided at Mission, Texas, for many years. Mr. McQuarters had known her in his younger years, while serving in the…