Legal Opinion

Ruby v. Lawson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 16, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Folio District Court. — W. H. McHenry, Judge. The defendant appeals from a judgment of $100 on a demand for $10,000 for having alienated the affections of plaintiff’s wife.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

1. Husband and wipe : entlcing and alienating : seduction : evidence : sufficiency. This is an action for criminal conversation, in which appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict, in that: (1) Plaintiff’s wife was Avithout affection for him, and therefore alienation was impossible; (2) no arts were practiced by defendant to alienate; and (3) no damages were proven.

*11582. Seduction : acts constituting : arts employed: circumstances of parties. Plaintiff was married to his wife October 31, 1896. There were born to them eight children. Until her acquaintance with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stumm v. HummelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  2. Smith v. HockenberryMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Frank v. BerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1905

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Allen v. LindemanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  2. Glatstein v. GrundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
  3. Kiger v. MeehanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  4. Peak v. RhynoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
  5. Morrow v. ScovilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928

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