Adams v. Jensen-Thomas

Both parties appeal from a verdict settling a dispute between them as to property involved in a 4-year affair outside the marriage of one of the parties. We reverse.

In the summer of 1970 the plaintiff, Mernis M. "Buster" Adams, a married man, began seeing the defendant, Frances C. Jensen, a divorced woman. From then until the spring of 1974 he regularly transferred property to her and paid sums of money to her for various expenses. In all, more than $30,000 was involved. During the term of their relationship the couple did not live together, although they did spend many evenings and weekends…