Cannon v. Miller

JOHNSON, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal presents the question of whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant on the plaintiffs claims for alienation of affections and criminal conversation. The defendant’s appeal primarily raises the question of whether these causes of action, sometimes referred to as “heart balm” torts, should be judicially abolished in this jurisdiction. Because we are of the opinion that summary judgment was erroneously entered in favor of the defendant, we must also address the question presented by the defendant. For the reasons set…