Stewart v. Hagerty
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 157, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1914, No. 530, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of M. S. Stewart v. E. Daisy Hagerty. Trespass to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s husband. Before Evans, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $15,000.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 157, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1914, No. 530, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of M. S. Stewart v. E. Daisy Hagerty. Trespass to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s husband. Before Evans, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $15,000.00 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence, answers to points, the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendant and to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The defendant in this case was charged with alienating the affections of plaintiff’s husband. She denied the charge and alleged that plaintiff’s loss in this respect was in no way due to any influence exerted by her. Her counsel contend that there was no evidence in the case tending to show that defendant was responsible for the estrangement between plaintiff and her husband, and they urge that the court below erred in submitting that question to the jury. In her statement of claim, plain*605tiff averred a separation between herself and her husband, but gave no date…
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