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People v. Springer

262 A.D. 810 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1941-05-21 English

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The People of the State of New York, on the Relation of Ellis M. Springer, Appellant, in Behalf of Himself and of William J. Springer, against Helen M. Springer, Leonard Dempster and Bessie Dempster, Respondents.

Order reversed on the law, without costs, and matter remitted to the Special Term to take proof and inquire into the conditions under which the infant child is living and determine what is best for his welfare. (Finlay v. Finlay, 240 N. Y. 429 .) All concur, except Taylor and MeCurn, JJ., who dissent and vote for affirmance with leave to renew upon a showing that there is some danger to the safety, health, morals or reasonable comfort of the child. (The order dismiss a writ of habeas

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corpus for custody of infant child.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Cunningham, Taylor, Dowling and McCum, JJ.

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