Hempy v. Green

Defendant-appellant, James D. Green, and plaintiff-appellee, Nancy Hempy, were co-workers at the Anheuser-Busch brewery for a number of years prior to the summer of 1983. It appears that appellant and his wife were experiencing marital problems and appellant asked appellee if she would go out with him after work one evening. Appellee accepted, fully aware that appellant was married and had children. The relationship blossomed, culminating in a proposal of marriage around Labor Day 1983, contingent upon appellant obtaining a divorce

In October, appellant informed his wife that he wanted a…