Mead v. Randall

Plaintiff sued for alienation of his wife’s affections. The declaration contained three counts. The first alleged that defendant alienated and destroyed the wife’s affections for her husband; the second averred that defendant assaulted and debauched her, whereby her affections were alienated, etc.; the third, that plaintiff’s wife was seduced and debauched, whereby her affections were alienated, etc. At the opening of the trial, defendant asked that plaintiff be required to elect upon which count he would proceed, and, at the close of the testimony, asked instructions—First, that plaintiff…