Dierkes v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1879, No. 15. This was a proceeding in the court below to compel Frank J. Dierkes to provide for the support of his mother. Caroline A. Cropley, the daughter of Rosanna Dierkes, made application to the solicitor representing the Guardians of the Poor for a citation, stating that she was unable to alone provide for the support of her mother, who was poor, old and unable to work.
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Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1879, No. 15. This was a proceeding in the court below to compel Frank J. Dierkes to provide for the support of his mother. Caroline A. Cropley, the daughter of Rosanna Dierkes, made application to the solicitor representing the Guardians of the Poor for a citation, stating that she was unable to alone provide for the support of her mother, who was poor, old and unable to work. The citation was issued, based upon the affidavit, served upon Frank J. Dierkes, the appellant, who, on the 8th of September 1877,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This was a proceeding in the court below to compel the plaintiff in error to provide for the support of his mother. After a hearing the court made an order “that the defendant, Erank J. Dierkes, pay the sum of three dollars per week for the support of his mother Rosanna, and the further sum of-dollars for each of his minor children, from the 8th of September 1877, and give security in the sum of $300 for the faithful performance of this order, pay the costs, and stand committed until the order be complied with.”
This order was assigned for error. The 28th section of the Act of 13th June 1836,…
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