BOWEN v. PERNELL


57 S.E.2d 36 (1950)

190 Va. 389

BOWEN v. PERNELL.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 16, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. J. Hammack, L. J. Hammack, Jr., Lawrenceville, for plaintiff in error.

A. S. Harrison, Jr., Lawrenceville, for defendant in error.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and GREORY, EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BCHANAN, STAPLES and MILLER, JJ.


STAPLES, Justice.

This is an action brought by the defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of his wife and for criminal conversation with her by the defendant, Willie A. Bowen.

The defendant seeks reversal of a judgment against him for $15,000, which was entered upon the verdict of the jury. It appears from the record that $5,000 of the amount fixed by the verdict was for compensatory...

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