Great is the outcry for "social justice" these days... a cry generally cloaked in the idea that the producers owe the consumers more of what the producers... produce.



North Carolina has another "social justice" issue in the news today that xtnyoda is delighted to see... to the tune of 9 million dollars.

ABC news report

Wife Wins $9 Million From Husband's Alleged Mistress
North Carolina 'Alienation of Affection' Law May Force Alleged Mistress to Pay Up

Cynthia Shackelford's story could have been no different than that of any other aggrieved wife: The North Carolina woman, 60, thought her husband Allan was deeply in love with her. Then came his late nights at the office and suspicious charges on his credit card and cell phone bills. And finally, a private investigator confirmed what she had feared: Her husband, she said, was having an affair.

But Shackelford's story has a $9 million twist. Under centuries-old North Carolina case law, Shackelford sued her husband's alleged mistress, Anne Lundquist, for "alienation of affection," charging that the woman broke up her 33-year marriage.

Last week, Shackelford won. A jury awarded her $5 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to be paid by Lundquist.

"She set her sights on him. ... She knew he was married," Shackelford said of Lundquist. "You don't go after married men and break up families." ....

How many cold showers would have been worth 9 million dollars?

Many states have done away with similar laws feeling that they were in some way antiquated... and as the article says further... in so doing they in effect legalized adultery.... not so North Carolina however... and good for them.

Thinking of making a game of it? Better check your states laws.

xtnyoda, shalomed