Mills v. Bluestein

The question presented by this appeal involves the responsibility of the chamberlain of the city of New York for money belonging to an infant, deposited with him pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court, part of which at least has been lost by reason of the depreciation of the value of the security in which it was invested by the chamberlain. _

This proceeding was instituted by a petition, and the appropriateness of the proceeding is not questioned. As to the facts, there is little or no dispute.

Briefly, it appears that on or about the 6th day of February, 1929, there were deposited with the…