Legal Opinion

Weaver v. Lehman

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 30, 1937PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

This is an action for damages for alleged alienation of the affections of plaintiff's former wife by her mother who is the sole defendant. At the close of the evidence on the part of plaintiff the defendant offered an instruction in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence which the trial court gave. After the instruction was given, but before the cause was finally submitted to the jury, plaintiff took a nonsuit with leave to move to set same aside. Thereafter and in due time plaintiff filed his motion to set aside the nonsuit and for a new trial which was, by the court, overruled and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fronk v. FronkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Howard v. BoyleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
  3. Beckler v. YatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Yeats v. DodsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939

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