Noice v. Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

This is an action on the case, for damages against the defendant, by an administratrix, for the seduction of her intestate’s daughter. The plaintiff is the widow of the intestate, and the alleged seduction took place in the lifetime of the husband.

In support of the demurrer, it is insisted that an administrator cannot maintain an action for the seduction of the intestate’s daughter, under any circumstances.

It is conceded that this action would not survive to the personal representative, at the common law, or by force of the statute of 4…