Campbell v. Campbell

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Fishburne:

The principal question to be determined in this appeal is whether a minor child can maintain an action either at law or in equity against a parent for maintenance and support. A subsidiary question is, whether counsel fees for services rendered on behalf of the minor child in such action may be awarded by the Court.

This cause was originally brought by I. J. Campbell, Jr., against his wife, Elizabeth Moore Campbell, for the annulment of their marriage. The Circuit Court adjudged the marriage valid and legal, and upon…