Bailey v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cherokee District Court. — Hon. A. Van Wagenen, Judge. . Action at law to recover for work and labor, for slanderous utterances used by defendant of and concerning the plaintiff, and for alienating the affections of her husband. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for the alleged slander and alienation of her husband’s affections. Defendant appeals. — ■
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff herein brought suit against the defendant, who is her father-in-law, upon six causes of action, one of which was for work and labor performed, and the other five for slander. Afterward she amended her petition by adding another count for alienating her husband’s affections. The defense was a general denial, and a plea of the statute of limitations to the count for alienation of affections. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict for plaintiff for two thousand dollars, — eight hundred dollars for slander, and one thousand two hundred dollars for alienating her husband’s…
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