People ex rel. Hirsch v. Weissbrod

The sole question involved in this habeas corpus pro- ' ceeding is whether the relator is being lawfully confined and detained under valid process; if he is, the writ must be dismissed.

It appears that the relator was arrested by a marshal of the city of New York upon an execution issued against his person by virtue of the recovery of a judgment obtained against the relator in the Municipal Court of the City of New York, after a trial upon the merits, in an action for wages. Such a remedy is permitted by the statute. There was, therefore, jurisdiction of the person and of the subject-matter…