Black v. Graham

Citations

• 238 Pa. 381
• 86 A. 266
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 978

Syllabus

<p>Public schools — Dependent children — Incorrigible children — Act of April 28, 1908, P. L. 274 — Act of May 18,1911, P. L. 809 — Residence.</p> <p>Dependent children who have been committed by the court to the care of certain persons, under the provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of April 23, 1903, P. L. 274, do not thereby become subject to the guardianship of the person into whose care they have been committed, nor do the latter sustain parental relations to them, so that the children obtain a residence in the school district in which such persons reside, within the meaning of the Act of May 18, 1911, P. L. 309, which would entitle them to admission to the public schools of such district.</p> <p>Mr. Justice Moschzisker dissents.</p>