In re M'Dowle
New York Supreme Court
WRITS of habeas corpus were awarded, in the last e vacation, by the recorder of Albanyy to Nathan Spier7 of the town of Watervliet, to bring up the body of Hugh MiDozvle, and to Nathan Slosson, of the same place, to bring up the body of John BPDotvle. The recorder cer¿ified the writs and returns into this court, and recosí- ’ ° nised the parties to appear at this term, and produce the , , . - infants. They now appeared, and the infants were pro™ , , . duced in court.
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WRITS of habeas corpus were awarded, in the last e vacation, by the recorder of Albanyy to Nathan Spier7 of the town of Watervliet, to bring up the body of Hugh MiDozvle, and to Nathan Slosson, of the same place, to bring up the body of John BPDotvle. The recorder cer¿ified the writs and returns into this court, and recosí- ’ ° nised the parties to appear at this term, and produce the , , . - infants. They now appeared, and the infants were pro™ , , . duced in court. The return by Nathan Spier stated, that on the 3d of ^ay, 1808, Matthew M-Dowle, father of the infant, sealed and delivered to…
1Per curiam
Two objections are taken to the validity of the indenture stated in the return; 1. That it is not executed by the infant; 2. That the word “ apprentice’ is not inserted in the deed.
*331The first objection is founded on the words of the statute, fLaws, vol. 1. p. 186.) which evidently requires the deed to be executed by the infant, as well as by his parent or guardian. At common law, a parent may bind his infant an apprentice, but the statute must be considered as controlling the common law, in this respect, and as requiring the infant to be a party to the deed. The infant, in the present case, is…
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