Legal Opinion

Gower v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 26, 1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. Chibe Justice Green

delivered the opinion of the Conrt.

The plaintiff in error was indicted under chapter 120 of the Acts of 1915 for failnre to snpport his child. ITe was found guilty and ordered by the court to make a prescribed weekly payment for the child’s maintenance and to enter into bond to secure obedience to this order as required by the Statute. He thereupon appealed in error to this court.

Plaintiff in error entered a plea of not guilty bélow, his defense being- that he was not the father of the child.

The State introduced Mrs. Eula Grower, tlie child’s mother, who testified that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. DickinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
  2. Jackson v. ThorntonTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Godfrey v. RowlandHawaii Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re Wray's EstateMontana Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Frazier v. McFerrenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
  3. Evans v. SteelmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Cunningham v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
  5. Crawford v. BeatriceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1952

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