Essig v. Keating

In this action, tried before the court without a jury, the respondent, Essig, was awarded a judgment against the appellant, Keating, in the sum of $12,500, for the alienation of his wife’s affections. At the commencement of the action, the respondent caused an attachment to be levied upon the appellant’s real property. No motion was made to dissolve the attachment, and in its final judgment, the court substituted the lien of the judgment on the property in lieu of the lien of the attachment.

On his appeal, the appellant first contends that the evidence does not justify the conclusion of the…