Hard news lead
Local resident, 40-year-old Susie Jones, was awarded $1 million dollars earlier this morning after winning a civil suit for alienation of affection against 39-year-old Mary Smith.
Witnesses claimed that Susie Jones' ex-husband and father of their three children, 43-year-old Joseph Jones, began going on business trips with his secretary, Smith, while the couple was still married. Joseph Jones and Smith are now married.
Feature-style lead
It was a bittersweet, yet gratifying day for a woman who felt that the only way she could stand up for her family was to file a law suit against her ex-husband's mistress for alienation of affection.
It took just three hours for a jury of seven women and three men to come to a decision that would end up paying 40-year-old Susie Jones $1 million -- one of the biggest cash awards ever given out for an alienation lawsuit.
It took just three hours for a jury of seven women and three men to come to a decision that would end up paying 40-year-old Susie Jones $1 million -- one of the biggest cash awards ever given out for an alienation lawsuit.
1 comment:
Hard News: Good, except I wouldn't make this an immediate identification lead. Susie Jones is not well known, so I'd say something like "A North Carolina mother of two ..."
Feature: Good.
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