Harding v. Mitchell

Appellants, George Harding and Dora Harding, are husband and wife, and sued Edward Mitchell, appellee, in an action of assumpsit to recover for the support of Vera, Lenora and Geraldine Stevens, minor children of Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens. The mother of these children died in June or July, 1907, and their father shortly thereafter deserted and abandoned them. Mrs. Stevens, the mother of the children, was a sister of the appellant, Dora Harding, and also of the appellee, Edward Mitchell. Át the trial in the court below, the court directed the jury to find its verdict in favor of appellee on…