Legal Opinion

Olson v. Peterson

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 5, 1891PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Error to tbe district court for Saunders county. Tried below before Marshall, J. cited, as to degree of evidence required: Reg. v. Armitage, 27 L. T. [Eng.], 41; 2 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law, p. 146; Saunders, Affiliation [8thEd.], 55; 2Best,Ev., sec. 621, and cases; 1 Whart., Ev., sec. 414; Rex v. Roberts, 2 C. & K. [Eng.], 614; Hodges v. Bennett, 5 H. & N. [Eng.], 625; Queen v. Read, 9 A. & E. [Eng.], 619. Offer to compromise: Home Ins.

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Error to tbe district court for Saunders county. Tried below before Marshall, J. cited, as to degree of evidence required: Reg. v. Armitage, 27 L. T. [Eng.], 41; 2 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law, p. 146; Saunders, Affiliation [8thEd.], 55; 2Best,Ev., sec. 621, and cases; 1 Whart., Ev., sec. 414; Rex v. Roberts, 2 C. & K. [Eng.], 614; Hodges v. Bennett, 5 H. & N. [Eng.], 625; Queen v. Read, 9 A. & E. [Eng.], 619. Offer to compromise: Home Ins. Co. v. Baltimore, 93 U. S., 527; Batchelder v. Batchelder, 2 Allen [Mass.], 105; Saunders v. McCarthy, 8 Id., 42; Harrington v. Lincoln, 4 Gray [Mass.], 563; Gay…

1Opinion of the CourtNorval, J.

This is a case of bastardy, by which it is sought to charge the plaintiff in error with being the father of a bastard child of Ella Peterson, the prosecutrix. To the complaint the defendant pleaded not guilty. At the close of the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The *360defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and the court adjudged that the defendant was the reputed father of said child, and that he should stand charged with its future maintenance in the sum of $825. To reverse the judgment the defendant prosecutes error.

Complaint is made because the court refused to give…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stokes v. KnarrWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
  2. State v. NicholsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  3. Masters v. MarshNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Gibson v. GibsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1888
  5. State v. LavinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890

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  1. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
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  3. Harrison v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
  4. State v. SeeversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  5. Coad v. CoadNebraska Supreme Court · 1910

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