From our private database of 46,200+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Adkins v. Brett
Supreme Court of California
193 P. 251 (1920)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant for “alienation of” the plaintiff’s wife, or, inducing her to commit adultery. At trial, the plaintiff sought to introduce into evidence a series of conversations between him and the wife in which the wife admitted that she had dined with the defendant, ridden in his car, received flowers from him, and that the defendant “was able to give her a good time” so she intended to keep seeing him. The trial court admitted all of this evidence and the jury found for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Olney, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
