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01/08/2008 07:54 PM
$750,000 For Cheating Wife
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Mississippi businessman Jerry Fitch. Mister Fitch was ordered to pay 750,000 dollars to Jerry Valentine in an alienation of affection suit.
Sandra Valentine started working for mister Fitch in 1997 where she began a secret relationship with the realtor that resulted in a child two years later. The Valentine marriage came to a divorce, in the proceedings Sandra admitted to adultery.
The Law in Mississippi allows a person to seek damages for "loss of society, companionship, love and affection," as well as "the loss of sexual relations."
$750,000 For Cheating Wife
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Mississippi businessman Jerry Fitch. Mister Fitch was ordered to pay 750,000 dollars to Jerry Valentine in an alienation of affection suit.
Sandra Valentine started working for mister Fitch in 1997 where she began a secret relationship with the realtor that resulted in a child two years later. The Valentine marriage came to a divorce, in the proceedings Sandra admitted to adultery.
The Law in Mississippi allows a person to seek damages for "loss of society, companionship, love and affection," as well as "the loss of sexual relations."