Conrad v. Peloquin

Action for alienation and criminal conversation. When plaintiff rested the cause was dismissed on defendant’s motion. Plaintiff appeals from the order denying a new trial.

Plaintiff’s wife became suddenly insane, was committed to the state-asylum at Rochester, and died within three weeks. The defendant and- plaintiff were neighboring farmers. About two weeks prior to the time of the wife’s affliction, plaintiff’s suspicions were aroused on overhearing some chance remarks between his wife and defendant when the latter came over to borrow yeast cakes. The conversation between the two, as related…