Retan v. Mathewson

The plaintiff is a practicing physician of the city of Syracuse, N. Y. He is a man of both affluence and influence. He and his family enjoy the respect of the community.

Mr. Wilson D. Mathewson, father of the defendant, is a consultant experimental engineer, connected with the Brown-Leipe Company, a large manufacturing concern of Syracuse. He is a man of intelligence and refinement and of some means. He and his family live in good circumstances and enjoy the respect of the community in which they reside. The two families, however, move in different social circles.

The plaintiff is the father of…