People ex rel. Commissioner of Public Charities v. Benson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Morris Benson, from an order of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, entered on the 13th day of September, 1900, affirming a judgment of conviction rendered by a magistrate of the city of New York, adjudging the defendant to be a disorderly person and ordering him to pay three dollars a. week for the support of his wife and children.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The appellant was arrested under a warrant of a magistrate, upon an affidavit of his wife alleging that ho had abandoned her without adequate support, and upon a hearing the magistrate found the appellant guilty and required him to pay for the support of his wife and children the sum of three dollars per week for the period of one year. In pursuance of this order the appellant gave a bond as required by the statute. This bond was executed on the 15th of March, 1900. On the 21st of March, 1900, the appellant presented an affidavit setting forth his arrest and conviction, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. . GilesNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People v. GilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
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