People ex rel. Lazarus v. Protestant Episcopal House of Mercy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the. defendant, The Protestant Episcopal House of Mercy, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term' and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 10th day of August, 1897, sustaining a writ of habeas corpus and discharging Sophia Lazarus, daughter of the relator, from the custody of the appellant.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The relator presented a petition to one of the justices of the Supreme Court, alleging that- one Sophia Lazarus had not been committed, and was not detained by virtue of any judgment, decree or final order or process specified in section 2016 of the Code; that the petitioner resided in Hew York, and that said Sophia Lazarus, prior to the time of her arrest, resided! with the petitioner; that on the 8th day of July, 1897, said Sophia Lazarus was arrested by a police officer, and on the 9th day of July, 1897, was taken to the Essex Market Police Station; that the proceedings taken…
2Cited by3 opinions
- People ex rel. Curtis v. JenningsNew York Supreme Court · 1925
- People ex rel. Scharff v. FrostNew York Supreme Court · 1909
- People ex rel. Stern v. New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenNew York Supreme Court · 1899