Ross v. Richardson

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The only point insisted upon in the brief of the plaintiff in error is that “he had the right to support his child at his own fireside, and that his wife, who wrongfully took the child away from his home, can not recover from him money which she voluntarily expended for the support of the child.” Under the facts stated in the petition, there is no merit in this contention. Section 3020 of the Civil Code of 1910 provides that “Until majority, it is the duty of the father to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of his child.” These words…