Denney v. Farwell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This was an action for damages for alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife.

A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, which the trial court set aside and granted a new trial on motion of defendant. Not content with that order, defendant appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to take the case to the jury and that his demurrer should have been sustained, or that the jury should have been directed to return a verdict in his behalf.

In passing on the motion for a new trial the court did not indicate on which of the…