White v. McDowell
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered October 31, 191&, denying an application for the modification of a decree of divorce, as to provisions for the support of a child.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
— This proceeding was instituted in the lower court to require the defendant to provide for the support and education of his minor daughter. Upon a hearing the trial court denied the petition, and the petitioner has appealed from that order.
It appears that, in the year 1903, the petitioner, Anna White, and the defendant, John McDowell, were husband and wife. On December 11, 1903, the superior court of Pierce county granted a divorce to the petitioner, and by the decree gave the custody of the minor daughter, then between four and five years of age, to the petitioner. It was ordered that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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