Pooley v. Dutton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Greene District Court. — Hon. M. E. Hutchinson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages on account of the alleged wrongful acts of the defendants in conspiring to alienate from the plaintiff the affections of his wife. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant O. J. Dutton appeals. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Plaintiff and Pauline Dutton were married on July 30, 1910. Pauline is the daughter of the defendants, O. J. Dutton and wife, and up to the time of her marriage lived with her parents at their home in Grand Junction, Iowa. Plaintiff began paying some attention to Pauline in the year 1909, and at first her parents do not seem to have opposed it, but later, apparently becoming convinced that he was not a suitable person, they discouraged the intimacy between the young people; and used their influence with their daughter to dissuade her from marriage. As usual in such cases, this advice seems to…
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