Gjesdahl v. Harmon

TayloR, C.

Action for damages for alienating the affections of plaintiff’s wife. The answer was a general denial. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.

Plaintiff rests his appeal mainly npon the claim that evidence of his own misconduct was not admissible unless Specially pleaded, and that the court erred in admitting such evidence under the general denial. He concedes that with this evidence before them, it is not surprising that the jury returned a verdict against him.

Beginning with Bond v. Corbett, 2 Minn. 209 (248), and…