HICKMAN v. EARNEST

No. 22128.

448 S.E.2d 156 (1994)

191 W.Va. 725

Sylvia HICKMAN (Formerly Earnest), Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. Merle O. EARNEST, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 16, 1994.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Neely September 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale E. Carroll, Wilson & Bailey, Weston, for appellant.

George M. Cooper, Sutton, for appellee.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by Sylvia Hickman (hereinafter "the Appellant") from an order of the Circuit Court of Braxton County which failed to award her alimony despite the recommendation of a family law master that alimony was appropriate. The Appellant contends that the lower court erred in refusing to award alimony. We agree with the contentions of the Appellant, reverse the decision of the lower court, and remand...

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