Nixon v. Nixon

1. An application for a year's support under the Code, § 113-1002, is a suit as contemplated by § 3-704, which prescribes a limitation of twenty years for the bringing of suits there referred to.

2. A year's support under § 113-1002 is a statutory right, and an application therefor must be filed within twenty years from the date the right accrues.

3. The right to a year's support accrues upon the death of the husband or parent, and not upon the qualification of the legal representative of the estate. The twenty-year limitation period is computed from the date the right accrues, and not from the…