State v. Nelson

Magney, Justice.

In a proceeding to determine paternity, there was a verdict for defendant. The state appeals from an order denying its motion for a -new trial.

In view of the claimed error, it is necessary to make a detailed review of the evidence. The complaining witness, Muriel A. Anderson, was born April 2, 1927. She met defendant for the first time on March’17, 1944, at a lunchroom or tavern in St. Paul, where she had been visiting an aunt for two days. Her home was at Forest Lake, where she was employed in a restaurant. Defendant worked in St. Paul, but his home was- on a farm eight miles…