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KLINE v. ANSELL

[No. 96, September Term, 1979.]

287 Md. 585 (1980)

414 A.2d 929

FLOYD R. KLINE v. DONALD S. ANSELL

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Omer T. Kaylor, Jr., and William C. Wantz, with whom were Kaylor, Wantz & Douglas on the brief, for appellant.

George E. Snyder, Jr., for appellee.

The cause was argued before SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ.

DAVIDSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

We shall here consider the question whether the common law cause of action for criminal conversation is viable in Maryland.

On 1 September 1978, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, the appellee, Donald S. Ansell (husband), filed a two count declaration against the appellant, Floyd R. Kline (paramour), for damages for criminal conversation (count one) and assault (count two). On 16 February 1979, the...

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