Slapin v. Slapin

JOHN W. PECK, District Judge.

The complaint alleges that the aged and infirm mother of the three parties has been supported for the past 20 years by the two plaintiffs and that, despite demands, the defendant has refused to contribute toward the mother’s support. This action seeks $20,000, one-third of the total amount allegedly expended by the plaintiffs on the mother for the past two decades.

The defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint under 12(b)(6), F.R.Civ. P., on the ground that it fails to state a claim since there is no civil liability in Ohio for failure to support one’s parents.

Th…