Baltzly v. Gruenig

Iva A. Baltzly, appellee, hereafter called the plaintiff, brought action against Gertrude Gruenig, appellant, hereafter called the defendant, for damages for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s former husband, Dr. Oliver D. Baltzly. The jury returned a verdict for $12,500. Defendant appeals from judgment entered on said verdict.

The plaintiff, in the concluding paragraph of her petition, set out: “That as a direct cause and result of the defendant’s acts as herein set forth, she completely alienated plaintiff’s husband’s affections from the plaintiff and by reason thereof plaintiff…