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Commissioner of Public Welfare v. Velez

272 A.D.2d 754 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1947-04-03 English

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Commissioner of Public Welfare of The City of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Velez, Appellant.

Order affirmed, with $20 costs and disbursements. No opinion. Present — Martin, P. J., Glennon, Dore, Cohn and Van Voorhis, JJ.; Van Voorhis, J., dissents in a memorandum, in' which Glennon, J., concurs, as follows: Orders of filiation should only be granted upon evidence which is “ entirely satisfactory ” (Commissioner of Public Welfare.

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City of N. Y. v. Kotel, 256 App. Div. 352 ). The evidence must be clear and convincing. I do not think that the testimony of petitioner and her friend measures up to this standard.