Miller v. Monsen

Peterson, Justice.

Plaintiff, a minor six years old, by her guardian sues to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of defendant’s enticing her mother from their family home. The verdict was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The question for decision is whether a minor child has a cause of action against one enticing its parent from their family home to recover damages sustained as a result of the enticement.

The facts from which the question emerges are that plaintiff is a girl six years old; that she lived with her father, mother, brothers, and sisters as a family on a…