Kennedy v. Sniffen

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

ROBERTSON, C.J.

The plaintiff brought an action in the circuit court against the defendant as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Sniffen, claiming the sum of *116$1290.80, being at the rate of $25 per month, for the support of the adopted minor daughter of the decedent, who, it was alleged, had been abandoned by the adoptive father. There were two counts in the plaintiff’s complaint, the second of which alleged an express contract between the plaintiff and the decedent for the support of the child, but the allegation was not sustained by proof. In the…