Miller v. Liles

The defendant, Walter Liles, appeals from a $25,000 judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Bonnie Miller, in an action for damages for the alienation of the affections of Mrs. Miller’s former husband, one Edmond F. Wheatley. Mr. Liles was the adoptive father of Mr. Wheatley.

There are numerous assignments of error, hut the only one which presents a substantial question upon this appeal challenges the admissibility of testimony about an anonymous telephone call.

During the trial the plaintiff testified without objection that she received an opprobrious telephone call some time after her marriage to…