WILSON v. AYLWARD

No. 45,954

207 Kan. 254 (1971)

484 P.2d 1003

LERONZO LaFAYETTE WILSON, Appellee, v. J.A. AYLWARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Kitch, argued the cause, and Gerrit H. Wormhoudt and Thomas D. Kitch, all of the firm of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, Wichita, and Walter A. Sawhill, of Sawhill & Southard, Wichita, were with him on the brief for the appellant.

Ralph E. Gilchrist, of the firm of Gilchrist & Buck, Wichita, argued the cause, and Orval Fisher, of the firm of Michaud & Cranmer, Wichita, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, C.J.:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages in the amount of $200,000 for the alleged alienation of his wife's affections. The case was tried by the court without a jury. Defendant has appealed from a $50,000 judgment.

Highly summarized, the background of the matter is substantially as follows:

Plaintiff, Leronzo LaFayette Wilson, a negro, was a member of the Wichita fire department...

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