Strode v. Gleason

— This is an alienation of affections action brought by the natural mother of two children, a boy and a girl, against the couple with whom the children lived for several years. The defendants have appealed from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

From 1952 until 1962, the Strode children lived with the defendants Gleason during the week and visited their parents on weekends. Thereafter, the children lived at home for the next 4 years but frequently visited with the defendants. From 1964 -until 1966, the boy grew difficult to handle. He made a tape recording attempting to demonstrate his…