Case Name: Julia Mitchell v. Jacob Mitchell
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1882-06-28
Citations: 49 Mich. 68
Docket Number: 
Parties: Julia Mitchell v. Jacob Mitchell.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 68–69

Head Matter:
Julia Mitchell v. Jacob Mitchell.
[Memorandum.]
Error to Kalamazoo.
Submitted October 21, 1881.
Decided June 28, 1882.
Oase, brought by plaintiff as wife of' Adalbert Mitchell',, against Jacob Mitchell, the father of Adelbert, for persuading the latter to desert and continue absent from- plaintiff for a long time and to neglect to support her. The declaration charged defendant with contriving to alienate and destroy the husband’s affection for the wife. It appeared that the husband was a minor when he was married to plaintiff. Under the charge of the court below the jury returned a verdict of no cause of action, on which judgment was rendered. Plaintiff brings error..
Affirmed by equal-division.
O. W. Powers, for appellant,
cited Clark v. Harlan, 1 Cinn. Sup. Ct. 418 ; Westlake v. Westlake 31 Ohio St. 621 ; Cooley on Torts 227; Lynch v. Knight 9 H. of L. Cas. 577 Winsmore v. Greenbank Willes 577.
Brown, Howard <& Boos, for appellee^
against the right of action cited 2 Sharswood’s Bl. Com. 112, 113; Van Arnam v. Ayers 67 Barb. 544; if a father does- not cease to be responsible for the support of his son during the latter’s-minority, he has a right to his services and society: Payne v. Williams 4 Baxter (Tenn.) 583; Hills v. Hobert 2 Root 48.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In this case the Court is equally divided and the judgment is therefore affirmed.