Johnson v. Luhman

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago county dismissing the complaint filed by five minor children by their mother, Leone Johnson, against the defendant, Lydia Luhman, for alienating the affections of their father and depriving them of his support and society. The appeal is predicated solely upon the pleadings which consist of the complaint and the motion to dismiss.

The complaint alleges, in substance, that for over 15 years Leone Johnson and her husband, Vincent Joseph Johnson, lived together, raised their family of five children, and possessed an income of not…