White v. Commonwealth ex rel. Feck

CLAY, Commissioner.

In a bastardy proceeding in the county court, upon a jury verdict, appellant was adjudged to pay the child’s mother $35 a month for 9 years, and $50 a month for 9 succeeding years. He attempted, in forma pauperis, to appeal to the circuit court as authorized by KRS 23.030(2). His appeal was dismissed on the sole ground that he did not execute the performance bond required by CR 72.01.

We have held that a bastardy proceeding is civil in nature, and therefore the rules of civil procedure govern the method of taking an-appeal. Commonwealth ex rel. Baker v. Bondie, 277 Ky. 207,…