Beard v. Worrell

Neely, Justice:

A rule to show cause was issued in this original action in prohibition to determine whether there is any reason to disturb the long-standing rule in the domestic relations law of this State that a party against whom a divorce has been granted is not entitled to alimony. As the Court finds that W. Va. Code, 48-2-15 [1953] under which the case of Cecil v. Knapp, 143 W. Va. 896, 105 S.E.2d 569 (1958) was decided has not been changed in any way relevant to this question by the 1969 amendment to that section, the Court holds that a party *250against whom a divorce is awarded is not…