Morris v. Warwick
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lincoln eo-uuty, Warren, J., entered November 11, 1905, in favor of the defendant, upon withdrawing the cause from the consideration of the jury, after a trial on the merits, in an action for alienating the affections of a wife.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
— This is an action brought by the appellant against the respondent, for damages for alienating the affections of his wife. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, defendant’s motion for a nonsuit was denied, and at the close of the case the defendant challenged the legal sufficiency of the testimony, and also moved the court for an instructed verdict. The court was of the opinion that the proper procedure would he to discharge the jury and enter judgment, which it proceeded to do, entering judgment in favor of the defendant.
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