Legal Opinion

Buchanan v. Foster

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1897PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Kate M. Foster, from, a- judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk, of the county of New York on the 11th day of March, 1897, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office ón the 12th day of March, 1897, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Van Brunt, P. J.:

This action was brought to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of the plaintiff’s husband, and inducing him to desert the plaintiff. The allegation of the complaint is that the defendant, with intent to obtain money and derive support and maintenance from the plaintiff’s husband, and with the intent to injure the plaintiff and to deprive her of the society, comfort and aid of her said husband, by all methods, manners and means within her power, strove to alienate the affections of said husband from the plaintiff, and induce him to leave the plaintiff and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bennett v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  2. Warner v. MillerNew York Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Van Olinda v. HallNew York Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Romaine v. DeckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Scott v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  2. Fuller v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  3. Hanor v. HouselAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  4. Wilson v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1934
  5. De Bock v. De BockCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919

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