Legal Opinion
Rotwein v. Gersten
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 30, 1948PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, J.:
The legislature of 1945 enacted Chapter 23138, Laws of Florida, abolishing the “right of action heretofore existing to recover sums of money as damages for the alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction or breach of contract to marry.” In October 1946, Noah Rotwein as plaintiff, filed his declaration seeking to recover damages against appellees for alienating the affections of his wife, Janet Gersten Rotwein. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, the result of which was to uphold the validity of the act. The plaintiff appealed.
The sole question with which we…
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