Stevens v. Depue

This is an action in which appellant sued respondent for damages in the sum of fifty thousand dollars for alienating the affections of appellant’s husband. Upon trial in the court below, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of appellant for one dollar. She appeals.

Appellant and Arthur D. Stevens were married in Binghamton, New York, on August 24, 1910, after an acquaintance of eight years. She was then employed and earning fifteen dollars per week, while her husband was earning a little less. After about a year, they removed to Detroit, Michigan, where both of them continued to work, she as a…