Causation and Alienation of Affection

On January 23, 2018, the Mississippi Court of Appeals decided David Michael Lyon Jr. v. Billy McGee.  This is the first case I am aware of reported where summary judgment was granted on an alienation of affection case due to lack of causation.  The Court ruled that the plaintiff could not show that the extramarital relationship of the Defendant caused the breakup of the marriage as the parties were already separated.  I believe this case could signal these cases being scrutinized more heavily in the future.