Scarlett v. . Norwood
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil ACTION, heard before Bynum, J., upon complaint and demurrer at August Term, 1894, of OraNGE Superior Court, sounding in damages for loss of services of the infant daughter of the plaintiff, and for damages by reason of the criminal connection, seduction, enticing, debauching and degrading said daughter, thereby damaging said plaintiff, and for medical care, nursing and attendance upon said daughter during her illness, as well as for the services rendered the…
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This was a civil ACTION, heard before Bynum, J., upon complaint and demurrer at August Term, 1894, of OraNGE Superior Court, sounding in damages for loss of services of the infant daughter of the plaintiff, and for damages by reason of the criminal connection, seduction, enticing, debauching and degrading said daughter, thereby damaging said plaintiff, and for medical care, nursing and attendance upon said daughter during her illness, as well as for the services rendered the said Norwood by said daughter. The demurrer was sustained, and plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
This was an action brought by the father, alleging seduction of his infant daughter, loss of her services, expenses of her illness, her death, injury in his affections, etc. It is the common-law action of seduction, and we know of no statute depriving the father of his remedy in such cases. If an action on facts can be maintained for wrongful act causing death, under the provisions of The Code, sec. 1498, it could be brought only by the personal representative, as is rightly contended by defendant's counsel. But the plaintiff is entitled to any relief to which the facts stated in his…
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