United States Eighth Circuit

In a civil case alleging alienation of affection, district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence that the defendant had affairs with other men, where there was no evidence she had alienated the other men's affections or was aware that their affections had been alienated, as this is an intentional tort and such evidence would only have shown defendant's propensity for affairs in violation of Rule 404(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2009
• Published 09/04/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH,District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Christenson, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hiram I. King, III, argued, Thomas P. Tonner, on the brief, Aberdeen, SD, for appellee.