Lord v. Shepard

The plaintiff, a sister of the defendant, has brought, this action to recover damages for alienating the affections of her husband and for criminal conversation with him. Except for an admission as to the marriage, the answer is a general denial plus a special defense setting up the statute of limitations.

In 1928, the plaintiff lost the affection of her husband, a fact of which she was well aware. This came about as a result of her deserting him at that time without any justification whatsoever. A few years after she had left, her sister began to obtain his affection, she still retains it,…