Case ID: mich_80/html/0327-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Long, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The Superintendents of the Poor of Clinton County v. Samuel Jury et al.
    
      Poor persons — Support by relatives.
    
    The proceedings in this case were commenced under How. Stat'.. chap. 41, to compel the respondents (plaintiffs in certiorari) to maintain their aged and infirm father, and an order was made accordingly, which is sought to be set aside for want of evidence to warrant the court in making it; and it is held that there was some evidence introduced on the hearing, which was in open court, which warranted the order complained of, and it is affirmed.
    
      Certiorari to Clinton. (Daboll, J.)
    Argued April 17, 1890.
    Decided April 25, 1890.
    The nature of the case is stated in the head-note, and the facts in the opinion.
    
      Auten & Moss and Norton & Brunson, for respondents, and plaintiffs in certiorari.
    
    
      Charles M. Merrill, for petitioners, and defendants in certiorari.
    
   Long, J.

This is a proceeding by certiorari to set aside an order made by the circuit court of Clinton county, compelling tbe defendants to pay the sum of $3.90 per week for the support of their aged and infirm father. The proceedings to compel such payments were commenced under chapter 41, How. Stat., entitled “The Support of Poor Persons by their Relatives..” The only question raised on the hearing here is that there is no evidence to warrant the making of the order. The case was heard before the court, and testimony takén in open court, and that court made the finding. It would profit no one to set forth the evidence here. We are satisfied that some evidence was introduced on the hearing which warranted the order made.

The order will be affirmed, with costs.

The other Justices concurred.