House of Refuge v. Luzerne County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 317, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Luzerne Co., June T., 1902, No. 165, dismissing exceptions to report of referee in case of House of Refuge v. County of Luzerne. Exceptions to report of Joseph D. Coons, Esq., referee. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was order dismissing exceptions to report of referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potteb,
The House of Refuge brought suit against Luzerne county to recover the sum of $4,396.32 with interest, being one-half the expense of maintaining and instructing certain children received from that county, who were committed to the House of Refuge, and became inmates thereof.
The action was based upon the Act of May 11, 1901, P. L. 158, entitled, “ An act to provide for the maintenance and instruction of children committed to Houses of Refuge which are not exclusively under state control.” And it provides that whenever a child shall be committed to a house of refuge…
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