Commonwealth v. Patterson

Opinion by

Tkexleb, P. J.,

The defendant was charged with neglecting and refusing to contribute to the support of his bastard child under the Act of July 11, 1917, P. L. 773, amended July 21,1919, P. L. 1075. When the case was on trial, after the mother of the child testified, the defendant offered in evidence a release signed by her on the day the child was born whereby, for sixty-five dollars paid to her, she released the defendant of all criminal and civil actions “for or on account of the birth, maintenance, education and bringing-up of the child about to be born.” The court declined to…