Beeman v. State ex rel. Stevens

This was a case of bastardy. The complaint was made to the justice of the peace by the mother of the child, which was returned with the proceedings thereon to the Circuit Court. On the plea of not guilty, the jury found the defendant below to be the father of the child. The judgment of the Court was that the defendant pay to the mother, for the support of the child, the sum of 25 dollars per annum for five years, &c.

The errors assigned are, 1. That the complaint does not state that the complainant is a resident of Owen county, nor of the state of Indiana. 2. That the justice of the peace, *166when…