Sangster v. Hatch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for damages for alienation of affection. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit by appellant against appellee to recover damages for the alleged alienation by appellee of the affections of the husband of appellant. A trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Morgan county resulted in a verdict of not guilty and judgment against appellant for costs.
Appellant and Seaton W. Sangster were married October 1, 1884, and continued to live together as husband and wife until 1900, when appellant’s husband absented himself from her. The evidence on behalf of appellant tends to show that her husband then .became captivated with appellee; that he met appellee in Chicago on…
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