Supreme Court of Alabama October 10, 1929, 7 Div. 859. (Phillips v. Ashworth)

FOSTER, J.

This is an action for damages for the seduction of plaintiff by defendant. The authority for the suit is section 5602, Code.

No

such action existed at common law. This provision of law gives a right of action to an “unmarried woman” for her own seduction. The criminal statute, section 5490, Code, likewise makes it a felony to seduce an “unmarried woman.