New York Supreme Court January 1, 1849 (Williams v. Hutchinson)

lead-opinion

Johnson, J.

A person is not bound to maintain the children of his wife by a former husband. (Gay v. Ballou, 4 Wend. Rep. 403.) Not being bound to provide for them, or furnish them with any support, he is not entitled to their services provided they choose to live elsewhere; and in the latter case he cannot recover for their services, either in his own right or in that of the mother.