Philadelphia v. Miller
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 271, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Nov. T., 1909, No. 1,287, on grandparent to pay weekly allowance for support of a grandchild in case of City of Philadelphia — Department of Public Health and Charities v. John Wesley Miller. Petition for an order for support.
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Appeal, No. 271, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Nov. T., 1909, No. 1,287, on grandparent to pay weekly allowance for support of a grandchild in case of City of Philadelphia — Department of Public Health and Charities v. John Wesley Miller. Petition for an order for support. From the record it appeared that the petitioner, Jennie D. Miller, filed her petition or affidavit November 12, 1909, alleging that she resided at 1632 Edgeley street, Philadelphia and was the wife of John J. Miller and mother of his two children John W. Miller aged ten years and Frank Miller…
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Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
Section 28 of the Act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 541, provides: “Section 28. The father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and the children and grandchildren, of every poor person not able to work, shall, at their own charge, being of sufficient ability, relieve and maintain such poor person, at such rate as the court of quarter sessions of the county where such poor person resides shall order and direct, on pain *474of forfeiting a sum not exceeding twenty dollars for every month they shall fail therein, which shall be levied by the process of the said court, and…
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