Adkins v. Brett
Supreme Court of California
193 P. 251 (Cal. 1920)
Relevant factsFree
The plaintiff sued the defendant for alienating the affections of the plaintiff's wife by inducing her to commit adultery. At trial, the plaintiff introduced the wife's out-of-court statements admitting she had dined with the defendant, ridden in his car, and enjoyed his company enough to want to keep seeing him. The trial court admitted these statements without a limiting instruction, and the jury found for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed.
IssueFree
Whether statements showing a declarant's state of mind are admissible under the state-of-mind exception to hearsay even when they also tend to prove other material facts that would not themselves fall under a hearsay exception.