State v. Berglund

The state welfare commissioner brought a petition for an order directing the defendant to furnish support for the defendant’s mother in a state humane institution and to pay arrearages of support, pursuant to § 17-324 of the General Statutes.1 The defendant denied the material allegations of the petition and alleged as a special defense that his mother had wilfully deserted him continuously during the ten-year period prior to his reaching his majority and that he was not liable for her support, under § 17-326 of the General Statutes.2 The state’s reply was a general denial of the defendant’s…