Fearon v. Treanor

By chapter 263 of the La ws of 1935 a new article (2-A) was added to the Civil Practice Act, by which civil actions to recover damages for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction and breach of promise to marry are declared to be against public policy and are abolished, excepting causes of action which were in existence on the effective date of the act.

This action is to recover damages for a breach of promise to marry and seduction occurring after the act became effective. A verdict was directed in favor of defendant by the trial court on the ground that the cause of action…