Thompson v. Young

This was a suit by the appellee, Sarah E. Young, by her next friend, John Young, against the appellant, James M. Thompson, for her own seduction, under .section 24, 2 G. & H. 55, which is this:

“Any unmarried female may prosecute as plaintiff an action for her own seduction, and may recover therein such ■damages as may be assessed in her favor. ”

The question of the sufficiency of the complaint is properly before us.

It is conceded by the counsel of both parties, and numerous authorities are cited to show, that a seduced female had no right of action against her seducer at common law. Her father…