Lund v. Caple

This case poses the question whether a husband's lawsuit for loss of consortium damages is barred by this court's abolition of alienation of affections actions in Wyman v. Wallace, 94 Wn.2d 99, 615 P.2d 452 (1980). The husband brought suit against Westgate Chapel and Pastor Caple alleging that sexual relations between his wife Nanette and Caple constituted outrageous conduct and/or negligent impairment of consortium. The trial court granted defendants' summary judgment motions and dismissed the case, reasoning that the suit amounted to an action for alienation of affections. We affirm and…