Commonwealth Ex Rel. Baker v. Bondie

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Thomas

Reversing.

This is a bastardy proceeding originating — as required by statute — in the county court of Jefferson county, at the instigation of Bertha Louise Baker, the mother of the illegitimate child. At the hearing in that court defendant was found not guilty by the jury. An appeal was duly prosecuted to the Jefferson circuit court and was heard before Hon. "William H. Field, Judge of the Common Pleas Branch, Third Division, of the circuit court for Jefferson county. At the close of the evidence he refused instructions Nos. 1, 2 and 3 offered by…