Feldman v. Feldman

This case requires us to determine whether the common-law tort action for criminal conversation should be abolished in this State. The Superior Court (Temple, J.), approved the recommendation of a Master (R. Peter Shapiro, Esq.), who noted his inclination to adopt the defendant’s argument for abolition of the action, but ruled that any such abolition was a “legislative function.” We disagree and hold that the action for criminal conversation is no longer available in New Hampshire.

The facts of this case may be briefly summarized. The plaintiff, Joan Feldman, married Ben Feldman in 1962. They…