Tully v. Stout
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Third District. Action by James H. Tully, as commissioner, etc., against William Stout and another. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLEAN, J.
Stout, having been convicted of being a disorderly person in having abandoned his wife and children, and ordered to pay the plaintiff $6 weekly, with his codefendant gave a bond for such weekly payment for the space of one year from the 8th day of February last; but they having defaulted, and having been brought into court in this action for arrears, the defendants have obtained judgment upon testimony that Stout, subsequently to his conviction, offered to live with his wife and to support her. This was error. However relevant and competent in proceedings before the conviction, such evidence…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Keller v.FoleronAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1901