Legal Opinion
Fife v. Adair
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 18, 1935No. 22503PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
On the 30th day of August, 1930, Hattie Adair filed her petition in district court of Muskogee county, Okla., against Exie Fife, seeking to recover $80,-000 as damages, and $25,000 as punitive damages for the alienation of her husband’s affections.
This cause was tried to a jury on the 24th day of March, 1931, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Hattie Adair, and against the defendant, Exie Fife, in the sum of $15,000 damages, and $5,000 exemplary damages.
Motion for new trial was duly filed by the defendant, Exie Fife, overruled by the trial court, and said cause appealed to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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