Davenport v. Davenport

Head, Justice.

Code § 23-2301 provides: “No person shall be, entitled to the benefits of the provision for the poor who is able to* maintain himself or herself by labor or who has sufficient means. In cases where females are unable to maintain themselves and the helpless children they may have, they may be aided to* the extent required in the furnishing of food, clothing, or shelter.” Code § 23-2302 provides: “The father, mother or child of. any pauper contemplated by the preceding section, if sufficiently able, shall support such pauper. Any county having provided for such pauper upon the…