HELLER v. SOMDAHL

No. COA09-1016.

696 S.E.2d 857 (2010)

Walter E. HELLER, Plaintiff, v. Russell P. SOMDAHL, Mary Jones, and Denver Jones, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No brief was submitted for plaintiff-appellee.

Merritt, Flebotte, Wilson, Webb & Caruso, PLLC, Creedmoor, by Daniel R. Flebotte, for defendant-appellant Mary Jones.


STEELMAN, Judge.

Where evidence established more than a scintilla of proof for every element of plaintiff's alienation of affections claim, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion for directed verdict.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 2 May 2007, Walter E. Heller (plaintiff) filed an alienation of affections action against Mary Jones (defendant). Plaintiff alleged that defendant's malicious and intentional acts contributed...

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