Smith v. Gillapp
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for alienation of affections. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. William H. Gest, Judge, -presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Vickers
delivered the opinion of the court.
Lydia Gillapp brought this action on the case against Mvra A. Smith, formerly Myra A. Skinner, to recover damages for the wrongful act of appellant in alienating the affections of James Gillapp, appellee’s husband.
Appellee and James Gillapp were married in May, 1894; they took up their residence for a short time in Freeport, Illinois, from which place they moved to Eock Island. Appellee’s husband was a plumber, and when working at his trade was able to earn from $1.50 to $2 per day. In November, 1900, appellee and her husband…
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