Jones v. Jones
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered May 13, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for alienation of affections.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
— The plaintiff, Carola B. Jones, brought this action against T. E. Jones, her father-in-law, to recover damages on the ground of alienation of her husband’s affections. A verdict of $25,000 was returned by the jury, upon which the court ruled that he would grant a new trial unless plaintiff would submit to a reduction to the sum of $12,500. The plaintiff submitted to the reduction, and judgment was given accordingly. The defendant appeals.
The principal error assigned by the appellant is the denial of his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, which was raised by motions for nonsuit,…
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