United States Eighth Circuit

Jury was correctly instructed on the elements of alienation of affection, and district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence of plaintiff's extra-marital affair which occurred after he filed for divorce; court orders a remittitur of compensatory and punitive damages under South Dakota law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2003
• Published 09/03/2003

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric J. Magnuson, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Peter Gray, Minneapolis, MN, A. Russell Janklow and Judith K. Gundewaldt of Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Christenson, argued, Sioux Falls, SD (Robert J. Burns, Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief), for appellee.