Bowen v. Pernell

This. is an action brought by the defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of his wife and for criminal conversation with her by the defendant, Willie A. Bowen.

The defendant seeks reversal of a judgment against him for $15,000, which was entered upon the verdict of the jury. It appears from the record that $5,000 of the amount fixed by the verdict was for compensatory and $10,000 for punitive damages.

The assignments of error relied on by the defendant may be summarized as raising the following four questions:

1. Whether…