Anderson v. Sturm

The plaintiff commenced this tort action against the defendant to recover damages for the alienation of her husband’s affections. The defendant is the mother of Vincent Anderson, who was the husband of the plaintiff. Upon the trial of the cause, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.

The defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial court to sustain her motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict.

When the sufficiency of the evidence is thus challenged, the evidence offered must be viewed in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, and every reasonable…