Legal Opinion
In re Kittell
Columbia County Court
Decided July 14, 1939PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInman, J.
The commissioner of public welfare has applied, pursuant to section 914 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and section 125 of the Public Welfare Law, for an order compelling the wife and child of a recipient of public relief to support him.
The recipient and his wife intermarried in 1892. They separated in 1916 and have since lived apart. Prior to the separation the recipient choked and struck his wife and otherwise physically abused her. He threatened his wife and daughter and ordered them out of their home. He consorted with prostitutes, committed adultery and contracted a venereal disease.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Betz v. HorrNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Hawkins v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Hodson v. StapletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Jones v. JonesNew York Family Court · 1937
- Hodson v. PickerNew York Family Court · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bickford v. BickfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Campas v. CampasNew York Family Court · 1969
- Mendelsohn v. MendelsohnNew York Family Court · 1948
- In re the Accounting of JacksonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- Woods v. SimpsonNew York City Family Court · 1969