Tapley v. Tapley

The plaintiff, Dorothy M. Tapley, filed a bill in equity against the defendant, George E. Tapley, Sr., which, among other things, asked for permanent support from the defendant and sought recovery based on principles of contract law and equity. The defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s bill on the ground that existing law does not afford the plaintiff any relief. The Superior Court (Temple, J.), on December 16, 1981, granted the motion to dismiss and, on January 13, 1982, denied a further motion of the plaintiff to set- aside the ruling, and the plaintiff filed this appeal. We remand.

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