Whitcomb Ex Rel. Whitcomb v. Huffington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

These consolidated appeals are actions by minor children, acting through their father as next friend, to recover damages from one who allegedly alienated their mother’s affections and thus broke up the family home.

The appeals are from orders overruling demurrers to the petitions. The questions are identical and our decision in one applies to the other. Our discussion concerns the facts in case No. 40,224, as disclosed by the allegations of the petition.

David Leslie Whitcomb is nine years of age, and prior to 1955 he and his brother, Dennis,…