Rouge v. Rouge
The Superior Court of New York City
Action by plaintiff to recover damages for the alienation of her husband’s affections. Motion to vacate attachment against property.
1Opinion of the CourtAdam, J.
The plaintiff brings the action against defendant for alienating the affections of her husband. The gravaman of the complaint is that, while plaintiff was living in the city of Geneva, Switzerland, with her husband, the defendant made unto the husband false and malicious statements of and concerning plaintiff, that she was not a good, true, faithful, and worthy wife, and that the defendant caused an action to be begun by the plaintiff’s husband against her in a court of competent jurisdiction in Switzerland aforesaid, for the purpose of procuring a judgment therein annulling and ending her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dewitt v. BuchananNew York Supreme Court · 1868
- Sartwell v. . FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Dickerson v. CookNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- St. John v. St. John's ChurchNew York Supreme Court · 1851
- Wilson v. McGregorNew York Supreme Court · 1890