People ex rel. Farrington v. Children's Aid Society
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Rodenbeck, J.:
In this proceeding the court cannot inquire into the question of the children’s welfare, and there being no question as to the jurisdiction and power of the County Court of Monroe county which committed them to the defendant, they must be remanded. (People ex rel. Sampson v. N. Y. C. Protectory, 93 App. Div. 196.) There is ample power in said County Court to modify its decree (Laws of 1910, chap. 611, § 15) and the relator should apply to that court for the relief sought in this proceeding or take proceedings in equity. (Matter of Knowack, 158 N. Y. 482.) The relator seems to be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of KnowackNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- People Ex Rel. Riesner v. New York Nursery & Child's HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In re StandishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- People ex rel. Sampson v. New York Catholic ProtectoryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904