Legal Opinion
Lynn v. Shaw
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 25, 1980No. 55402PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The certified order which affects a substantial part of the merits of this controversy is the holding of the district court, as a matter of law, that the Legislature did not abolish the tort of criminal conversation when it abrogated the causes of action for alienation of affections and seduction. The question presented is whether 76 O.S.Supp. 1976 § 8.1 1 abolished by implication the tort of criminal conversation when it explicitly abrogated the causes of action for alienation of affections and seduction. Because the question posed is a case of first impression, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Fadgen v. LenknerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- French v. DeaneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- Giltner v. StarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
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