Welker v. Hazen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 8, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1911, No. 8, on verdict for plaintiff in case of P. E. Welker v. E. E. Hazen. Trespass to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. Before Porter, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $10,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 8, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1911, No. 8, on verdict for plaintiff in case of P. E. Welker v. E. E. Hazen. Trespass to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. Before Porter, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $10,000 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was the twenty-first referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The action was in trespass for recovery of damages for the alienation of a wife’s affection. A careful examination of each of the matters to which our attention has been directed by the twenty-six assignments of error, has satisfied us that the case was well tried, and but for the incautious remark of the trial judge when answering the points submitted, we could have no reason to disturb the judgment entered.
After passing upon the points submitted on behalf of *605the plaintiff, and when about to pass upon the points submitted on behalf of the defendant, the judge…
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