Legal Opinion
Yost v. Yost
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 17, 1937No. [No. 30, January Term, 1937.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The main question presented' by this appeal is whether an infant can sue its parent in a court of equity for maintenance, or for an increase in the amount of maintenance which the parent is, at the time of suit, then voluntarily paying toward the support of the infant.
The plaintiff, John Stevenson L. Yost, Jr., an infant now of the age of six years, by his mother and next friend, instituted suit against his father in the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City, on June 11th, 1936, by which he prays that court to assume jurisdiction in the premises, and pass a decree directing his father, John…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reynolds v. StocktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Hewlett v. GeorgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
- Dunlap v. DunlapSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1930
- Schneider v. SchneiderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1930
- Mesite v. KirchensteinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Mahnke v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Bushey v. Northern Assurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Lusby v. LusbyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Frye v. FryeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Latz v. Latz A/K/A SchaferCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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