Legal Opinion

Brown v. . Brown

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1897PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Civil action heard on complaint and demurrer before Bryan, J., at Spring Term, 1897, of Pasquotank Superior Court. The action was brought by the plaintiff, Lizzie Brown, wife of J. W. Brown, in her own name against the defendant J. R. Brown, 'the father of her husband. The complaint alleged that the defendant had alienated the affections of her husband and induced him to abandon her and to refuse to contribute anything for her support.

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Civil action heard on complaint and demurrer before Bryan, J., at Spring Term, 1897, of Pasquotank Superior Court. The action was brought by the plaintiff, Lizzie Brown, wife of J. W. Brown, in her own name against the defendant J. R. Brown, 'the father of her husband. The complaint alleged that the defendant had alienated the affections of her husband and induced him to abandon her and to refuse to contribute anything for her support. The complaint also contained, as second and third causes of action, allegations that defendant had defamed her character and injured her reputation by…

1Opinion of the Court

The action was brought by the plaintiff, Lizzie Brown, wife of J. W. Brown, in her own name, against the defendant, J. R. Brown, the father of her husband. The complaint alleged that the defendant had alienated the affections of her husband and induced him to abandon her and to refuse to contribute anything for her support.

The complaint also contained, as second and third causes of action, allegations that defendant had defamed her character and injured her reputation by maliciously swearing out a warrant against her for assault upon her husband and for causing a disturbance, of which charges…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McKinnon v. . MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
  2. Bitting v. . ThaxtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
  3. Hall v. . WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
  4. Finley v. . SaundersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  5. Heath, Morrow & Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brown v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
  2. Sebastian v. KluttzCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
  3. Vázquez v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1926
  4. Finger v. Hunter.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
  5. Bachelor v. . NorrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

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