Legal Opinion

Kuhn v. Cooper

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1955No. 10694PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lovins, President:

This is an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for claimed alienation of affections of plaintiff’s husband. The action was brought by Virginia Hall Kuhn, hereinafter designated as plaintiff, against Myrtle Cooper, hereinafter referred to as defendant, in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $12,500.00. The trial court, having overruled a motion to set aside the verdict, entered judgment for the amount of the verdict. The defendant prosecutes this writ of error.

The plaintiff and defendant were married…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Wallace v. WallaceMontana Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Harper v. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
  3. Wolfe v. WolfeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Murrin v. MurrinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Martin v. BallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923

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3Cited by9 opinions

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