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92 Me. 190

Morgan v. Martin

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 29, 1898

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1898-11-29

On Exceptions by Plaintiee. Case for alienating the affections of the plaintiff’s husband.

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently August 1927

4 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1898-11-29

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Strout, J.

¶1This is an action by a married woman against another woman for alienating the affections of plaintiff’s husband. The cause comes up on exceptions to a ruling sustaining a demurrer to the declaration.

¶2This court 'held in Doe v. Roe, 82 Maine, 503, that such suit could not be maintained. We are aware that in some jurisdictions it is held otherwise: but we are satisfied with the reasons given in that case, and adhere to them. As said in that.case, “an action in favor of the husband- for the seduction of his wife has been regarded of doubtful expediency.” Such actions “seem to be better calculated to inflict pain upon the innocent members of the families of the parties than to secure redress to the persons injured.”

¶3We are not disposed to enlarge the range of this class of actions.

¶4Exceptions overruled.

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