Webb v. Hill
New York County Court, Otsego County
Appeal from Justice Court. Filiation proceedings by Joseph W. Webb, as overseer of the poor of the town of Roseboom, against Luther D. Hill. From an order of filiation, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtKellogg, J.
This is an appeal from an order of filiation made by two justices of the peace of the town of Roseboom, adjudging the defendant to be the putative father of a bastard child, of which the complainant is pregnant, and directing him to pay certain sums of money for support of the child, expenses of the expected confinement and recovery, and the costs of arrest.
The question presented here is as to what proof should be required to sustain this order, and what weight should be given to the testimony of the two parties directly interested. The putative mother testified that some time during the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. HowellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- People v. JassinoMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- People ex rel. Mendelovich v. AbrahamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Simis v. AlwangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- People v. TripicerskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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