Craig v. Shea

This is a suit in equity for support and maintenance. The defendant filed a general demurrer to the petition, which was sustained and the cause dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.

The petition, in substance, sets forth that the action is brought on behalf of a minor, who is three years of age, by her mother and next friend, Belle E. Craig; that Belle E. Craig, though a married woman, has been separated from her husband, and has not had access to him nor had sexual intercourse with him for a long period of time before the birth of plaintiff; that about nine months prior to the birth of plaintiff she…