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351 Mass. 700

Ronan v. Briggs

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 2, 1966

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1966-11-02

Relies on Sherry v. Moore · Nelson v. Richwagen · Neville v. Gile

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Decided 1966-11-02

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently July 2000

6 state decisions

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¶1The plaintiff appeals from an order of the Superior Court sustaining generally the defendant’s demurrer to his declaration which alleged that the defendant alienated the affections of his wife and “also the children bom naturally of their marriage.” Although not stated in the declaration, the action is presumably one in tort. The declaration did not allege loss of consortium by the husband and was thereby rendered vulnerable to a demurrer. Neville v. Gile, 174 Mass. 305, 306. Sherry v. Moore, 258 Mass. 420, 423. In addition, no cause of action exists for the alienation of the affections of children. Nelson v. Richwagen, 326 Mass. 485, 486-488.

¶2Order sustaining demurrer affirmed.

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