Carter v. Reddix

RUSSELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case involves the dismissal of three claims. First, the circuit court dismissed a claim for tortious interference with a marriage contract on the basis that no such cause of action existed in the state of Mississippi. Second, the circuit court dismissed a claim for alienation of affection on the basis that Alford Carter, the plaintiff below, failed to satisfy the pleading requirements of Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). Finally, the circuit court dismissed a claim for reckless infliction of emotional distress on the basis that the statute of…