Legal Opinion
Szigyarto v. Szigyarto
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1985PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In the appeal before us, support payments deducted weekly from respondent father’s wages pursuant to a payroll deduction order were apparently embezzled by the office manager and cannot be recovered from the employer. We are asked to determine, as between two parties not involved in the misappropriation, who must bear the loss — respondent, from whose salary weekly deductions were made, or his family, who did not receive this money. We conclude that respondent’s support obligation was not discharged when the weekly deductions were made by his employer, and that his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Villano v. VillanoNew York Supreme Court · 1979
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- Schwartz Tire Corp. v. GershonCity of New York Municipal Court · 1936
- Franklin National Bank v. LynchNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Zig v. ZigNew York Family Court · 1982
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