Stoudt v. Shepherd

This suit, which was begun in 1880, when defendant was a minor, was brought to recover damages for the seduction of plaintiff’s daughter Emma, who was also a minor. On a first trial plaintiff recovered over $3,000. A second trial granted by the circuit court of Eaton county reached no result. A third trial resulted in a verdict of $20, which was the exact amount of certain money expenses. Plantiff brings error, alleging several grounds, some of which relate to rulings on testimony, and the rest to the various ways in which it is claimed the court below - subjected plaintiff to improper…