1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 134 S.E.2d
  5. 134 S.E.2d 240 (1964)
 

WILSON v. WILSON

No. 388.

134 S.E.2d 240 (1964)

261 N.C. 40

Nettie Lowe WILSON v. Charles Calvin WILSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 17, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henderson & Yeager, by Frank J. Yeager, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff appellant.

No appearance for defendant appellee.

RODMAN, Justice.

When man and woman marry, the law imposes a duty on the husband to support his wife. Bowling v. Bowling, 252 N.C. 527, 114 S.E.2d 228. Where he separates himself from his wife and fails to perform this duty, the wife may compel performance by judicial decree. G.S. § 50-16. He cannot, by merely providing support until he gets beyond the jurisdiction of the court, deprive his wife...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases