Wright v. Wright

Southerland, Chief Justice:

This is a suit for maintenance brought by Marjorie C. Wright on behalf of herself and her two minor children against E. Brinton Wright, Jr., the appellant. The complaint alleges a lack of adequate support and sets forth the defendant’s sources of income, his capital assets, and his interest by way of remainder in a trust fund established by his father.

Some discovery proceedings were had. Thereafter defendant moved to dismiss. He raised three points.(1) That one of the children, Gypsy Pryor Wright, was nineteen years of age and that under certain provisions of the…