Husband's suit against lecturer, who had tryst with wife, and school struck out

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The High Court has struck out a suit by a distressed husband who sought to hold a school and one of its lecturers liable for an affair his wife had with the teacher.

Assistant Registrar Jean Chan dismissed the suit yesterday by Mr Bae Jun-ho, having found no reasonable cause of action. The court, in issuing oral grounds for its decision to the parties in chambers, also ordered Mr Bae to pay costs.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 07, 2019, with the headline Husband's suit against lecturer, who had tryst with wife, and school struck out. Subscribe