Commonwealth v. Quigg
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 56, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Feb. T., 1910, committing defendant to prison in case of Commonwealth v. Henry Quigg. Petition for attachment. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order of commitment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
Henry Quigg, the appellant, presented his petition to the court of quarter sessions of Philadelphia county, on *392December 3,1901, averring that Anna Quigg, his wife, was of unsound mind and without means and that the petitioner had no income except unsteady wages and had three young children dependent upon him, and praying the court to make an order on the city and county of Philadelphia for the support of the said Anna Quigg at the state hospital for the insane- at Norristown. Service of notice of the filing of the petition was accepted by an assistant city solicitor,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Order on JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
- Dierkes v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880