Westerman v. Westerman

This civil action for alienation of affections was brought by a wife against her husband’s brother. It was heard before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the trial justice granted the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s appeal. She challenges the ruling granting the directed verdict and certain evidentiary rulings made during the trial.

The facts are relatively simple and require no elaborate discussion. The only witnesses were plaintiff and her minor daughter. The plaintiff’s testimony…