State ex rel. Mapes v. Blackburn

OPINION

BY THE COURT:

This action had its inception in the court below upon the complaint of the prosecuting witness that the defendant Arlie Blackburn was the father of her bastard child. The case was tried before a jury. The jury found the defendant to be guilty. The defendant filed a motion for judgment non obstante and also motion for new trial. Both were overruled and the Court entered judgment upon the verdict for $125.00 for medical care and ordered that the defendant pay to the complainant the sum of $3.00 per week as a reasonable support for the child. The defendant gave notice of…