State v. Harris
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mason county. Proceedings by the State against Z. L. Harris for nonsupport of complainant wife. Judgment requiring defendant to pay complainant a monthly sum and committing him to the county jail in default of a recognizance for personal appearance and for compliance with the order for support, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEFENBARGER, JUDGE:
The judgment complained of on this writ of error was rendered in a proceeding by a wife against her husband, on the ground of non-support, under the provisions of secs. 16c (1) to 16c (8) of ch. 144 of Barnes’ Code of 1918, and, in addition to a requirement that the defendant pay the eom-*99plainant $15.00 per month, for her support, until the further order of the court,' it committed him to the custody of the sheriff and imposed upon him a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail with hard labor on the public roads for a period of one year, unless he should enter into a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fisher v. SommervilleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Tomlinson v. CunninghamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928