State v. Engstrom

1 Reported in 32 N.W.2d 553. In a proceeding to determine paternity, defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial after a verdict finding him guilty.

The only question seriously urged on the appeal is whether the evidence reasonably supports the verdict.

Complainant, unmarried and about 27 years of age, gave birth to an illegitimate child on April 6, 1946. For a number of years she had worked a large part of the time as domestic in the home of her brother-in-law and sister, George and Melvina Engstrom, on their farm near Renville. In the summer of 1945 she worked there.…