Burch v. Goodson

Citations

• 85 Kan. 86
• 116 P. 216
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 17

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Husband and Wife — Alienation 'of Affections. In an action by a wife for the alienation of her husband’s affections it is error to sustain a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence when it shows continuous, persistent and successful efforts on the part of another woman to monopolize the company of the husband, resulting in his increasing neglect and final abandonment of his wife and children.</p> <p>2. Damages — Alienation of Affections. The law no longer hesitates to award damages against one who by continued willful machinations succeeds in wholly or partially depriving a wife of the affections which otherwise her husband would have bestowed upon her.</p>