Snyder v. Lane

Lovins, President:

The plaintiff sues in a representative capacity as a committee for an insane person who is the wife of the defendant, seeking a recovery for maintenance and support of the insane spouse. The Circuit Court of Upshur County denied the plaintiff relief prayed for and dismissed the bill of complaint on the grounds that the plaintiff had failed to sustain his allegations by proof. The trial court however required the defendant to pay the cost of the suit and to pay certain amounts as counsel fees.

The plaintiff prosecutes this appeal and assigns as error: That the trial chancellor…