MARTIN v. COIT

No. 4538.

22 F.2d 878 (1927)

MARTIN v. COIT.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided November 7, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. P. Earnest and G. B. Springston, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

W. J. Lambert and R. H. Yeatman, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.


VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued Frances Coit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for damages for the alienation of the affections of her husband, Merton G. Martin. From a judgment for defendant on a directed verdict, plaintiff appeals.

It appears that plaintiff and Merton G. Martin were married in the District of Columbia on February 19, 1925. In the course of the trial defendant called Merton G. Martin to the witness...

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