Merrill v. Leisenring

Plaintiff sued defendant for alienation of the affections of his wife and recovered judgment for $4,500. The declaration in the case was in two counts. Thefirst countcharged adultery. The second count charged alienation of affections by means other than adultery. Upon the trial of the case, plaintiff abandoned the count charging adultery and announced that he would rely only upon the second count.

Defendant was the owner of a fruit farm near South Haven, and plaintiff with his family was a tenant of defendant. He was hired November 1, 1901, to work this place for one year with the…