State ex rel. Thomas v. Childs
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Starke Circuit Court; Francis J. Vurpillat, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Mary Edith Thomas, by her next friend, against Sidney J. Childs and another. Prom a judgment for defendants, the relatrix appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFelt, C. J.
This is a suit by the State of Indiana on the relation of Mary Edith Thomas, by her next' friend, against appellees as sureties on the official bond of John E. Sherred, justice of the peace. The breach alleged is the acceptance and approval by said Sherred, as justice of the peace, of a recognizance.
The facts material to the question presented are shown by the pleadings to be as follows: The relatrix filed her complaint before Sherred, justice of the peace of Davis Township, Starke County, Indiana, charging Lloyd Hopkins with being the father of a bastard child with which she was then…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rains v. SimpsonTexas Supreme Court · 1878
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- Kress v. State ex rel. WagonerIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
- Wasson v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Wertheimer v. HowardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
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