Oligny v. Underwood

This is an action of tort for alienation of affections of the plaintiff’s husband. Count 1 of the declaration, ón which the case was submitted to the jury, alleges alienation by enticement, inducement and companionship, causing the husband to leave the home of the plaintiff and cease to co-habit with her. The acts are alleged to have occurred between May 1st, 1947, and the date of the writ, August 1st, 1948. Verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff for $2,500. The case is here on defendant’s exceptions.

The defendant made a motion for a directed verdict and to set aside the verdict, both of…