Donna and Richard have four children and settled in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Donna met Richard Jones shortly after the relationship with Todd ended and was married to him in 1981. In the interim, Todd became an orthopaedic surgeon and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. The relationship ended in 1978, and the two did not see one another for twenty years until 1998. They rekindled the romance in 1978 and again dated for a short time. They became romantically involved for a short time in 1977 upon Donna graduating from high school. We affirm conditioned on Richard's acceptance of a remittitur order on the verdict.ĭonna Jones and Todd Swanson grew up a small rural South Dakota community. Todd appeals the district court's denial of his motions for new trial and judgment as a matter of law. Swanson in this diversity action for alienation of affection. Jones $450,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages against Todd V. Burns, Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief), for appellee.Ī jury awarded Richard M. Christenson, argued, Sioux Falls, SD (Robert J. Gundewaldt of Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief), for appellant. Magnuson, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Peter Gray, Minneapolis, MN, A. Decided: September 03, 2003īefore BOWMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSEN,1 District Judge.Įric J. United States Court of Appeals,Eighth Circuit.
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