Long v. Fischer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The plaintiff, Warren Dean Long, was awarded a jury verdict of $8,500 as balm for the alienation of the affections of his wayward spouse, Madonna. The defendant, Edward F. Fischer, who allegedly procured the alienation of affections, appeals.

Although nine points of error are raised on appeal, we believe that this case may be disposed of by considering the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence was insufficient and defendant’s motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained.

We will refer to the parties in this so-called “eternal…