Lister v. Sheridan

In this proceeding under section 102 of the Social Welfare Law, the Commissioner of Welfare of Nassau County seeks to compel respondent, who is the paternal grandfather, to contribute to the support of his three grandchildren. At the close of the Commissioner’s case, respondent moved to dismiss the proceeding on the ground that the Commissioner had failed to show any attempt to proceed against the father or the maternal grandfather who, it is conceded, resides, as does respondent, in Queens County. The motion to dismiss is denied and the parties are directed to appear on March 2, 1962, at…