Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Milne

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

This is a proceeding for support brought by three minor grandchildren, acting by their mother and next friend, against their paternal grandfather. The grounds alleged in the petition as justifying an order of support are: That they are poor and unable to work; that their father is unable to sustain them; that they have no estates of their own, nor has their mother any estate of her own, and they are dependent; and that their grandfather, the defendant, has ample means to support them but will not. The lower court ordered the defendant to pay the sum of two hundred and…