Nixon v. Nixon

It is declared in the Code, § 3-704, that "All suits for the enforcement of rights accruing to individuals under statutes, acts of incorporation, or by operation of law, shall be brought within 20 years after the right of action shall have accrued." Is an application of a widow for a year's support subject to the limitation stated in this section? This question has been answered by the majority in the affirmative. I think it should be answered in the negative, for several reasons. The section by its terms applies only to rights "accruing to individuals," and accordingly it has been construed…