State ex rel. Love v. Jones

OPINION

By BELL, J.

Two questions, other than the guilt of the defendant, have been raised;

First: Can a proceeding in bastardy be instituted and maintained in the name of the State of Ohio?

Second: Can the proceeding be instituted and maintained by the complainant while she is a minor?

By virtue of the provisions of the bastardy statutes, prior to 1953 the state was the only interested party, the only purpose of the proceeding being to provide for the maintenance and support of the bastard child. The proceeding was not for the benefit of the mother. The law at that time regarded both the mother…