Joseph v. Naylor
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 392, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 3089, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Luther Joseph v. Morris Naylor. Trespass to recover damages for the debauching of plaintiff’s wife and the alienation of her affections. Before Barratt, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for the plaintiff for $3,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 392, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 3089, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Luther Joseph v. Morris Naylor. Trespass to recover damages for the debauching of plaintiff’s wife and the alienation of her affections. Before Barratt, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for the plaintiff for $3,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were the charge to the jury, and in refusing to withdraw a juror. — The trial judge erred in refusing to withdraw a juror. Plaintiff was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschziskbe,
Plaintiff, Luther Joseph, sued in trespass to recover damages for debauching his wife and alienating her affections ; he obtained a verdict for $3,000, upon which judgment was entered, and the defendant has appealed.
We shall not go into the nasty details of the evidence further than to outline the facts essential to a proper consideration of the questions brought before us for determination. Plaintiff was married in 1891, and lived with his wife, in comparative happiness, for nearly twenty years; the latter met.the defendant about February, 1911, and almost…
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