Mathies v. Mazet
Citation | 30 A. 434,164 Pa. 580 |
Decision Date | 05 November 1894 |
Docket Number | 145 |
Parties | B. Matheis v. William Mazet, Appellant |
Court | United States State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
Argued October 26, 1894
Appeal, No. 145, Oct. T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of C.P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1892, No. 648, on verdict for plaintiff. Affirmed.
Trespass to recover damages for alienation of wife's affection and for crim. con. Before STOWE, P.J.
At the trial the evidence for plaintiff tended to show that defendant seduced plaintiff's wife, and that on Nov. 19 1892, defendant and plaintiff's wife were discovered together in bed in an assignation house, by a detective employed by plaintiff. Defendant testified that he had been solicited by plaintiff's wife but did not have carnal relations with her.
Plaintiff under objection and exception, gave evidence to show defendant's financial condition. [5, 6]
The court charged in part as follows:
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Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,500.
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