Legal Opinion
State v. Tetreault
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 2, 1952No. 4082PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, J.
The issue to be decided is the following: viz, can a nonresident mother of a bastard child begotten out of our state bring a proceeding under R. L., c. 128, to compel the alleged father, a resident of New Hampshire, to contribute to the support of said child. This question has never been decided in this court. See Ford v. Smith, 62 N. H. 419. Its determination depends on the interpretation of our bastardy act for the common law afforded no remedy in such a situation. Clapp v. Brighi, 93 N. H. 431. Although bastardy proceedings in this jurisdiction are criminal in form, they are civil in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DornesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Roy v. PoulinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1909
- Beattie v. TraynorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1945
- Graham v. MonserghSupreme Court of Vermont · 1850
- Egleson v. BattlesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kisner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- State v. BowlesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
- Pelak v. KarpaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Davis v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Government of Virgin Islands v. BradshawMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1968
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