Rutherford v. Rutherford

MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellee wife sued appellant husband in the Domestic Relations Branch for separate maintenance. Code 1961, § 16-415. From a final judgment in her favor, the husband has appealed.

Although a number of errors are claimed by appellant, his primary contention is that there was an abuse of discretion by the trial court in awarding any maintenance to the wife.

We have examined the record. Although there is conflict in the testimony respecting the wife’s reasonable needs in the light of her earning capacity, the economic position of both parties in the community, their assets…