Johnston v. . Johnston

A married woman sues ber motber-in-law for alienation of ber husband’s affections and recovers $10,000. That is this case. Tbe record is replete with a story of domestic and family infelicity. It would serve no useful purpose to rejieat it here. Suffice it to say tbe evidence adduced on tbe bearing was such as to require its submission to tbe jury. Cottle v. Johnson, 179 N. C., 426, 102 S. E., 769; Powell v. Strickland, 163 N. C., 393, 79 S. E., 872.

In passing, it may be observed that parents occupy a different position from a stranger in these matters. They, too, have a great interest at…