Legal Opinion
State v. Gans
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1958No. Nos. 35204 and 35205Published
1Opinion of the CourtMatthias, J.
The complaints herein charge that defendants “did act in a way tending to cause the delinquency of * * * Kay Gans, age 11 * * * in that * * * [said defendants] did consent to said child securing a marriage license and misrepresenting her age.”
These complaints charge an offense under the provisions of Section 2151.41, Revised Code, which reads as follows:
“No person shall abuse a child or aid, abet, induce, cause, encourage, or contribute to the dependency, neglect, or delinquency of a child or a ward of the Juvenile Court, or act in a way tending to cause delinquency in such child. No person…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. City of MalvernSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
- People v. MitchellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- People v. OstrowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948