Larrimore v. Dubose

Aleine Weaver Larrimore filed for divorce from her husband, Robert Clay Larrimore, Jr. Robert Larrimore counterclaimed for divorce, alleging that Aleine had committed adultery. In support of his adultery claim, Robert Larrimore subpoenaed Stuart Dubose, a local attorney who was also employed part-time as the city prosecutor, to appear and answer questions about Aleine's alleged adultery.

As a result of this subpoena and the gossip it engendered, Dubose and his wife, Allison Dubose, sued Robert Larrimore. The claims alleged in the complaint included abuse of process, slander by publishing a…